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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...

HDFC Small Cap Fund has an illustrious history. The fund was launched in April 2008 as a Multi-cap fund, Morgan Stanley A.C.E. Fund under Morgan Stanley India AMC. In 2013, when HDFC AMC acquired Morgan Stanley India AMC, the fund's name change was changed to HDFC Mid and Small Cap fund. Then in 2016, the...

The last one year has been very good for mid and small cap funds. Mid and small cap funds have generated significantly superior returns relative to large cap and diversified equity funds categories over the last 1, 3, 5 and even 10 year periods, as can be...

We are in the middle of the festive season and this time of the year, as per Indian cultural tradition, is auspicious for buying Gold. Gold is also seen as an important asset class from an investment viewpoint. Long term growth in Gold value makes it a hedge against inflation. Gold is also a risk diversification...

The equity market has enjoyed a strong rally this year with the Nifty 50 index crossing the historic 20,000 levels in September 2023. From the middle of September, we saw profit booking and Nifty correcting nearly 700 points (as on October 20, 2023) from its all-time high. The global risk...

Gilt fund investors are sure to be disappointed with returns in the last 3 to 6 months. While 2014 was a fantastic year for investors in long term gilt funds with returns average category returns of more than 15%, 2015 was lot more volatile despite a...

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 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...

Principal Tax Savings Fund is one of the best performing equity linked savings schemes (ELSS) in the last 5 years. Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961 allows tax payers to claim deduction of up to Rs 1.5 Lakhs by investing in mutual fund...

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...