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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...

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...

Some investors will remember that in the good old days, when you could double your money in just over 5 years by investing in National Savings Certificates. Unfortunately it is not possible these days...

Small and midcap stocks have the potential to give higher returns than large cap stocks in a bull market. These stocks usually get beaten down more in market corrections, but good quality mid cap stocks rebound...

Healthcare costs in India are increasing at a distressing rate. Based on some estimates the annual healthcare inflation is the range of 15 – 25%. A hospitalization for a serious illness can cost Rs 5 lakhs or above...

Midcaps and small cap stocks had a dream run from 2014 to 2017. Top performing small / midcap equity mutual funds gave around 20% annualized returns over the last 3 years. Naturally midcap and small cap mutual funds were the flavors of the...

For parents who want to save for their children’s education or marriage, mutual fund is the best investment option. Since children’s education or marriage is a long term financial objective, like retirement...

The FMCG sector has historically been a favorite among equity investors because it is seen as an all - weather sector. There are two important reasons why FMCG sector is preferred by investors. Firstly, it is seen as a defensive sector i.e. it...

In our previous fund review, we had analyzed Franklin India Bluechip fund. In this article we will review another fund from the Franklin Templeton stable, Franklin India Prima fund. Unlike the Franklin India ...

We have stressed the importance of performance consistency for mutual funds a number of times in our blog. For the benefit of all our readers, let us briefly explain why performance consistency should be the most important factor in fund...