We have stated a number of times in our blog that Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is ideal mode of investment for your long term financial goals. Though SIP is very popular among retail investor in India, there is a misconception that SIP is type of investment. Whether you invest through SIP or lump sum, the risks characteristics of your...Read More

The last one month has seen stock market crashing all across the world. However, history of past bear markets tell us that 25 – 30% fall in share prices create attractive investment opportunities for long term investors. While Nifty (large cap) has fallen 30% from its all time high, midcaps have fallen more than 40% from their peaks. From a...Read More

Selecting a mutual fund scheme is an important aspect of your investment decision. We have discussed many a times how to select funds for your investment needs based on your risk appetite and investment goals. Once you have zeroed in onto the right category of funds based on these two factors, you should select schemes which...Read More

For this article, we looked at the best performing focused equity funds category in terms of long term SIP returns. For our analysis we looked at monthly SIP performance of different focused equity funds over long investment periods 5 years, 7 years, 10 years etc. For investing through SIPs, you should always have long investment tenures...Read More

Family is the most important social unit in most cultures around the world, but in India taking care of family members, especially those in need, is taken very seriously given our long tradition of joint family system. Most Indians feel obliged to take care of the needs of members of their family or extended family even if they are not living...Read More

We have repeatedly stressed the importance of putting your idle money to productive use. If you keep hard earned money in savings bank account for long periods of time, then in real terms (adjusted for inflation), you will be eroding your wealth. This is because low savings yields cannot keep with the decline...Read More

If you had invested Rs 1 lakh in SBI Large and Midcap Fund (erstwhile SBI Magnum Multiplier Fund) at the time of its inception in early 1993, your investment would have grown to Rs 33 lakhs (as on 22^nd November 2019). Rs 10,000 monthly SIP in the scheme over the last 10 years would...Read More

SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund is a thematic equity fund which invests in companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Environmental criteria includes among other parameters, carbon footprint, energy use (renewable and non-renewable) and conservation, pollution control, waste management etc...Read More

We have mentioned a number of times in our blog that systematic investing is the best approach in volatile markets for getting good long term returns. By investing through systematic investment plans (SIPs) in volatile markets, you can take...Read More

With increased investor awareness in India, investors have increasingly investing their savings in mutual funds instead of traditional investment schemes like FDs, Post Office Small Savings, Gold, property etc. For making short term investments...Read More