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Whole Life plan provides life insurance cover for the entire life of a person or 100 years, which is less. Unlike fixed term plans or endowment policies, whole life insurance policies provide financial security throughout...

In the Advisorkhoj blog, we have often stressed the importance of selecting consistent performers for your long term mutual fund portfolios. Many investors select mutual funds based on last 1 or 2 years performance, but investors should...

In its last monetary policy review on August 5 the RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 8%, as was widely expected. Governor Rajan reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing down inflation, signalling...

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...

Investors, who have trading accounts with equity broking firms, receive text message or emails from their brokers every day, recommending which stocks to buy or sell. When they tune into a business news channel...

There are a few multi-cap funds which have stood the test of time and have given stellar returns over a long time period that included multiple market cycles (both bull and bear markets). Aditya Birla Sun Life Advantage Fund recently completed...

Canara Robeco is one of the oldest mutual funds, started in 1993, and one of the most popular names in the mutual fund industry. Very few mutual fund schemes have a vintage of more than 20 or 30 years, along with a good track record. One such scheme is the Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund which is a Large and...

HDFC Flexicap Fund, erstwhile HDFC Equity Fund, has a wealth creation track record of over 28 years. The fund was launched in 1995 and is among the oldest diversified equity funds in India. Rs 10,000 invested in the fund at the time of its inception would have grown to more than Rs 13 lakhs as on 31st July 2023...

High volatility has rocked the market over the past few weeks. While the long term outlook for Indian equities remains strong, investors should be prepared for volatility in the short term. Asset allocation can provide stability to your investment portfolio in uncertain market conditions. The strong rally in 2023 had taken 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...