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What does your life insurance policy depend on? It is common knowledge that the premium depends on four factors. Age, Sum Assured, Term of the policy, Type of plan (e.g. term, endowment, money back etc)...

If you had invested र 10 Lacs in SBI Magnum Global Fund - Regular Plan - Growth, 11 years back (date June 30, 2005) and started withdrawing र 8,000 per month after one year then the current value of your investment would have been र 46.19 Lacs even...

If you had invested र 10 Lacs in the NFO of Sundaram Select Midcap - Growth, 14 years back (launch date July 31, 2002) and started withdrawing र 8,000 per month after one year then the current value of your investment would have been र 2.96...

Small and midcap funds category has outperformed large cap and diversified equity funds categories in the last one year (please refer to our article Small and Midcap funds are now outperforming large cap funds)...

The equity market has been challenging for the last 6 to 9 months due to variety of concerns e.g. spread of Omicron, high commodity prices, trajectory of interest rates, the War in Ukraine, slowdown in Chinese economy etc. Over the last 6 months, the Nifty 50 is down nearly 12%, while the broader market, particularly...

The volatility in the Indian equity market over the past few weeks is sure to have spooked a lot of retail investors. The Sensex fell over 2,500 points from 28,236 on August 7 to 25,741 on August 24, a nearly 10% decline in little over 2 weeks...

Many investors are under the impression that larger the fund size better the prospect of higher returns. This is not always true. There is no doubt that the large funds can boast of great past track record, hence the...

An asset allocation fund invests in a fixed or dynamic mix of three main asset classes, equity, debt and cash equivalents. In a fixed asset allocation fund, the asset allocation percentages of equity, debt and cash equivalents are fixed. The fund manager...

It’s true to say that once our palate has been served well with a great meal, our hunger subsides and the best of the cuisines would be insipid and unappetising.Similarly, our needs and desires have a strong correlation up to a certain age. So, once we start working, post our education, we often are not able to distinguish between our needs...

In the last 3 years, SBI Magnum Equity Fund has given around 18% annualized returns versus 12% annualized Nifty returns. This large cap fund underperformed slightly in 2013 but bounced back strongly in 2014 and has been in the top 2 performance...