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Retirement is no longer just about stopping work; it is about embracing a new phase of life filled with freedom, passion, and opportunities to enjoy the fruits of your labour. Today, with increasing life expectancy and rising costs of living, retirement planning has become a crucial financial goal that enables you to live...

Motilal Oswal Multicap Fund has completed 1 year since launch of the scheme. As per SEBI's mandate multicap funds must invest minimum 25% of their assets in each of the three market cap segments viz. large cap, midcap and small cap. Though Motilal Oswal Multicap Fund is just 1 year old, its performance and investment strategy has...

The market has been rocked by bouts of volatility since the beginning of this year (CY 2025) due to variety of factors, primarily Trump Administration’s trade policies, geo-political tensions, rising US debt etc. Though market has rallied after RBI announced the 50 bps rate cut, there is anxiety in global equity...

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund had recently crossed Rs 1lakh crores of assets under management (AUM) marking a significant milestone. HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund was formed in June 2018 with the merger of two schemes, HDFC Prudence Fund (one of the oldest hybrid schemes in the mutual fund industry) and HDFC...

LIC Mutual Fund has recently re-introduced five of their flagship equity / equity oriented schemes aligning them with current market dynamics. These schemes are LIC MF Focused Fund, LIC MF Value Fund, LIC MF Small Cap Fund, LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund and LIC MF Multi Asset Allocation Fund. LIC MF has integrated new technologies...

The market is in a consolidation phase since the ceasefire post Operation Sindoor. Indian equities have shown strong resilience amidst global trade uncertainties and Moody’s downgrade of US Sovereign rating. Markets resilience stems from confidence in India’s domestic growth dynamics, stable macro-economic...

Union MF has launched a New Fund Offer (NFO), Union Income Plus Arbitrage Fund of Funds. Income Plus Arbitrage is a relatively new fund category and is becoming increasingly popular with investors after the tax changes announced in Union Budget 2024. Income Plus Arbitrage Fund of Funds invest in debt and arbitrage...

As per SEBI guidelines, the top 100 stocks in India by market capitalization are called Large Cap stocks. Large cap funds invest at least 80% of their assets in large cap stocks. UTI Large Cap Fund is the oldest of all the existing equity schemes in India with a vintage of nearly 40 years. The market is in...

The interest rate scenario has been favourable for debt funds over the last one year or so. After a fairly long period during which the RBI held repo rate flat at 6.5%, the central bank did two rate cuts this year (CY 2025). The first rate cut of 25 bps was announced in the February Monetary Policy Committee...

The market is in a consolidation phase after the Trump Administration announced a 90 day pause in counter tariffs. Volatility again gripped the market after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and subsequent military action. The market recovered from the volatile phase after ceasefire was agreed between the two...