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Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) are one of the most perplexing investment instruments. While most new investors are wary of them, a lot of seasoned investors too have struggled to get their SIP strategy right.So, before jumping on to...

As recent as a few months back, more than one person told me that they would not have invested in life insurance policies for tax saving if they knew more about the return potential of Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS). Despite...

Thirty four years back, on a nice winter afternoon in Chennai, Sunil Gavaskar broke Don Bradman’s record of 29 test centuries. My school was closed for the winter break and I remember huddling in front of the radio (we did not have TV in our...

A survey by IMRB International shows that India’s per capita retirement and pension assets as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is among the lowest compared to other economies like Germany, USA and Brazil. The survey also...

My friend Amit understood the meaning of life Insurance when his colleague Muthu suddenly died in office. Muthu met with a sudden heart attack and declared dead when brought to the hospital. Even though Muthu was earning Rs 65,000 a month, he had...

The cultural significance of gold in Indian dates back thousands of years of history. Every year on certain auspicious days like AkshayaTritiya, Navratri, Dhanteras, Diwali etc, many households in India want to purchase gold. Gold is...

"Change is the only constant" applies most aptly in case of insurance buying trend in India. During the time of our parents,traditional plans like whole life insurance, money back, Endowment Insurance and pension plans ruled the roost. However, post launch...

An investor who put Rs 1 lakh in Reliance Growth Fund in its NFO in October 1995 would now be sitting on more than Rs 1 Crore. The phenomenal wealth creation story of Reliance Growth Fund over the years is known to many mutual fund investors and...

An investment of Rs 1 lakh in DSP BlackRock Equity Fund New Fund Offer (NFO), 20 years back, would have grown to around Rs 44 lakhs today. The return of this diversified equity mutual fund scheme since inception is a great example of the...

Margin of Safety is a very important concept in equity investing and is used by many fund managers who follow the value investment style. The term “Margin of Safety” was coined by Benjamin Graham in his famous 1934 book, Security...