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Savvy investors who have been following the equity markets would have surely observed that in the last one year certain industry sectors have outperformed the market. IT and Pharmaceuticals are two such...

Axis Mutual Fund is launching a New Fund Offer (NFO) which will invest in global equities. The NFO is a fund of fund investing in Schroder International Selection Fund Global Equity Alpha. Schroder is one of the leading Asset Management Companies (AMC) of the world. The underlying fund, Schroder International Selection Fund...

With the rising cost of healthcare in our country, health insurance is an essential investment in ensuring our family’s critical healthcare needs. Healthcare costs in India are increasing at a distressing rate...

In our last few posts in this series we had discussed how SIPs in best diversified equity funds, best mid and small cap funds, best ELSS Funds, best thematic funds and best large cap funds have created wealth for the investors in the long term...

Underestimating insurance requirement: Many life insurance buyers choose their insurance covers or sum assured, based on the plans their insurance agents want to sell and how much premium...

In the past few years I was always the happy-go-lucky kind of guy. Having being educated from a good institute, I got a job easily and was doing well for myself. Then marriage happened and I learned what responsibility is. Family planning was the...

A contemporary trend that has captured popular imagination, irrespective of age, is travelling. Social media is flooded with accounts of various places to travels, bloggers have been writing about their travelling experiences, and once in a while we even...

In this series we have discussed some key financial management principles to be followed at various age groups, the twenties, thirties and forties. By the time you reach your fifties, you should have checked off...

Rs 1 lakh invested in Nippon India Large Cap Fund 10 years back would have multiplied more than 3.4 times (as on 31st May 2021) and grown to a value of Rs 3.4 lakhs. The scheme outperformed its benchmark index S&P BSE 100 TRI. The CAGR return of the scheme over the last 10 years was 12.9%, while that of...

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...