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An important aspect of investment planning is to assess the impact of taxes on your investment returns, so that you can make the right investment decision and also file your income tax return correctly. Investors often tend...

In our previous blog, No end to volatility in sight - What should we do? Part 1 we discussed about the ongoing volatility in our stock market. We also discussed how difficult it is to make any kind of predication, except that the market...

If you have invested in equities and are feeling stressed with the market right now, you are not alone. Experienced investors would have seen this kind of volatility before in 2008 and 2011, but new investors with little or no exposure...

Systematic Investment Planning is that tool that can turn small amounts into a big one. It does not matter what your current financial standing might be. Investing regularly is the one of the most effective means...

In our article, Top 5 short term debt mutual funds in 2015, we had reviewed some of the best short term debt funds based on certain criteria. While short term debt funds are ideal for conservative investors looking for stable returns over...

The Principal Growth Fund has given excellent returns in the last four years after a superb turnaround in performance. This diversified equity flexicap fund was underperforming for many years but a major portfolio reshuffle in 2012...

Of the several mutual funds product categories available in the market, gilt funds are probably the least understood product category. Many retail investors stay away from gilt funds and many others have wrong strategies when investing...

Mutual funds are wonderful investment options that address a wide variety of financial needs and goals. You can invest the idle cash in your savings bank account in liquid mutual funds and earn a higher return...

Having a child may feel like the greatest joy of your life. Soon the enormity of the responsibility dawns upon you. You have to be responsible for present as well as the future of your child. Like every parent you must have also dreamt...

It is commonly believed that having lump sums to invest in Mutual Funds will also lead to creation of lump sum amounts. To put it simply, money makes more money. While this is true to a large degree, how do you explain the...