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Investing – a word which evokes different responses in different individuals. Some get overwhelmed with the array of choices available in the market while for others only one or two avenues seem sufficient. Therefore, those who...

In our post from last year, Top Liquid Mutual Funds: Better options than savings bank for parking your surplus cash, we had discussed why liquid funds are much better savings options compared to your savings bank account for parking short term...

Retirement is something which is a looming eventuality for every middle-aged individual. While in the young adult stage of our lives, wearebusy planning for our children’s stable future and acquiring assets, the middle ages is the stage when...

Mr. Sharma’s family was left bereaved when Mr. Sharma lost his life in a fatal accident. The emotional loss incurred was unsurmountable but the family was tension-free when it came to the underlying financial loss. Mr. Sharma was the sole bread-winner of the...

Life Insurance – an instrument which is favored by some due to the inherent tax benefits while others endorse the importance of having a life insurance cover. Though life insurance companies and also the regulatory body IRDA (Insurance Regulatory...

In our last three posts on this SWP series, we found how SWP from ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund, Reliance Regular Savings Fund Balanced option and Birla Sun Life Balanced 95 Fund were good options if you were looking for regular returns by using...

Balanced Funds are ideal investment options for first time mutual fund investors and also investors with a moderate appetite for volatility. Over a long time horizon top Balanced Funds have given investors excellent returns and helped them meet a...

Are you risk averse or do you like taking risks? The answer to this question is often determined by your personality. Some people, by nature, want to play safe; they do not want to lose their sleep over the prospect of losing money. These...

Though derivative trading in India was introduced more than 15 years back, most retail investors perceive derivatives as something very risky. While derivatives can be risky, they can also be used effectively as a portfolio hedging tool...

In our last two posts on this series we discussed how SWP from ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund and Reliance Regular Savings Fund Balanced option were proved to be good options if one was looking for regular returns by using the SWP method...