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We have discussed a number of times on our blog that it is very difficult for the average retail investor to time the markets. Investors sometimes rely on market rumours or simply guesswork to time the market. Such an...

In the previous article of our debt fund series this month, we had reviewed the top 6 short term debt mutual funds. As the name suggests short term debt or income funds are good low risk investment options for one or two years. In this blog...

The last one year has been very good for midcap funds. Midcap funds have given generated significantly superior returns relative to large cap funds over the last one to three year period, as can be seen in the...

India has been in the grip of a very high interest rate regime over the past few years. Home owners have seen a larger and larger portion of their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) going into interest payments...

ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) has been one of the top performing Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) over the last 15 years. If you had invested Rs. 5,000 monthly in ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund...

Reliance Top 200 Fund delivered very strong Systematic Investment Plan returns over the last 5 years. If you started a monthly SIP of र 5,000 in the Reliance Top 200 Fund (Growth Option) five years back in November 2010, you would have...

If you had invested र 10 Lacs in the NFO of DSP BlackRock Top 100 Equity Fund – Regular plan - Growth, 13 years back on the launch date of March 03, 2003 and started withdrawing र 8,000 per month after one year then the current value...

You have been investing for a while in large cap funds and have been getting steady returns. While the steady returns keeps your investment from becoming stagnant, your portfolio is still lacking that aggressive edge where you can give it a push and...

Health insurance is a critical need for senior citizens because health risks increase substantially with advancing age and the cost of quality healthcare in India has grown exponentially in the last decade. In India, it is quite common for senior citizens to be...

We are in the third month of the current financial year. Unless you have already started your tax planning for FY 2014 – 2015, now is a good time to get serious about it. Remember, the longer you wait for start your...