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In our previous article, How have top Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP) funds performed in the last 5 years: Part 1, we have seen how the top equity oriented ULIP funds have performed in the last 5 years. We had seen...

The much maligned ULIPs have become more attractive as investment options under the revised IRDA guidelines. The cost and fees structure of ULIPs have been considerably rationalized. For the uninitiated, ULIPs...

With the new NDA government coming to power, many investment experts believe that, India is on the threshold of a long term secular bull market. While it is certainly easier to make money in bull markets, it is also...

Mutual funds with high dividend income have their own appeal for a certain set of investors, especially those looking for regular income from their investments. These funds are suitable for investors with moderate...

Term insurance policies are becoming increasingly popular in India, and for a very good reason. A term plan is the purest form of insurance and is a straightforward protection policy. The premium of term...

In our previous article, BSE sector performance and pointers for future outperformance: Part 1, we had looked at the performance of six sector indices in BSE and some indicators for future outperformance. We should...

Buy and hold is a time tested principle of equity investing. However, for savvy investors, the market gives opportunity to earn high returns, even in the short and medium term, in the form of stock specific or sector...

In our previous article, Choosing between Endowment and Money Back Life Insurance Plans, we had seen that the money back life insurance plans offer very low returns, compared to other investment products...

Selecting the right life insurance product is often a tough task for insurance buyers because of the plethora of products offered by insurers, deliberate mis-selling of some products by certain insurance intermediaries...

In our previous article, Elections results and equity market, we had discussed how equity markets performed after each election and during the terms of the respective governments. We had seen that the impact...