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We all have lived long enough to know one fact very well that our brain is the most important organ. If we can think and keep thinking life becomes much easier. However, we do not realize one aspect; the brain’s sole functioning is...

Most of us keep our money lying in savings bank if we plan to use them in short term (less than 12 months) and park it in fixed deposits if we do not plan to use it in the short term (more than 12 months). We have discussed in our blogs that...

Mutual Funds were first launched in India in 1964 in form of units by Unit Trust of India. The first scheme was US 1964. UTI enjoyed monopoly till 1987 after which marked the entry of non-UTI, public sector mutual funds...

We have discussed a number of times in our blogs that asset allocation is one of the most important aspects of financial planning and investing. Asset allocation is the most significant attribution factor of your overall portfolio returns; selection of...

Humans pride themselves on being the most rational beings. All of us believe that we are only capable of making rational decisions, at least for us our investments, and that is what we have been doing so far. If somebody told you otherwise, you will either...

Principal Large Cap Fund recently completed 10 years. If you invested र 1 lac in the Principal Large Cap fund growth option in its NFO, your investment would have grown nearly to र 4.5 lacs by November 13, 2015. Since inception the fund...

We have discussed a number of times on our blogs that term insurance is the best form of life insurance. It is a straightforward protection policy and the premium is much less than life insurance cum savings products...

Retirement or Pension plans offered by Mutual Funds do not get as much of mention compared to the other retirement planning solutions, e.g. PPF, life insurance pension plans etc. These schemes are essentially...

In the previous part of this series, we discussed how financial mistakes that people make in their twenties, have repercussions on their retirement planning later on in life. Please see our blog Financial Planning mistakes in early years...

Ever since you started investing, your financial advisor may have been insisting upon the importance of retirement planning. At a young age it seemed like a faraway prospect. You had more immediate goals to fulfill. So either...