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If you had invested Rs 1 lac in Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 Fund, an ELSS Fund at its inception in 1996 the value of your investment today would be nearly Rs 1 crore on an adjusted NAV basis. The performance of this fund is a glowing testimony...

Let us settle this upfront. I think mutual fund systematic investment plan (SIP) is the one of best, if not the best, savings and investment options for average retail investors, particularly new investors. SIPs ensure that a portion of...

Every investor’s ultimate financial dream is building the perfect and right investment portfolio. The perfect portfolio is one that mitigates risk, takes care of your short and long term financial goals and is profitable...

Hybrid funds offer investment choices to investors who want to earn more than what they get from their fixed income investments and at the same time not take risks associated with equity funds. Depending on their risk tolerance and investment...

In our post Understanding the post Budget market rally: Will it be sustainable we discussed several technical factors leading up to the post budget rally and some important levels that investors should keep a watch on. We had mentioned in our...

20s are that decade of your life where you start figuring out your life and plant the first seed of building wealth. In a lot of ways, it is the decade where all new things in your life start happening: the first job, the first salary and embarking...

The title may sound a little absurd. Why did I have to write “Not Fail” instead of just succeed? The opposite of failing is winning or in this case, if you are saving money, then you are winning in your savings, right? Well no...

The post Budget rally is continuing for the third consecutive day with the Sensex up by around 250 points and Nifty up around 75 points after two hours of trading on Thursday morning. In our blog post yesterday, Understanding the post Budget market...

When the Finance Minister was mid way through his Budget speech the Nifty fell sharply to the 52 week intraday low of 6,825. By the end of trading session on the Budget day, the Nifty had pulled back 150 points...

Over the last few decades average income and savings have increased significantly in India. Many of today’s senior citizens are financially independent and are able to maintain their pre-retirement lifestyles, unlike their parents who were financially...