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The last one year has been very good for midcap funds. Midcap funds have given generated significantly superior returns relative to large cap funds over the last one to three year period, as can be seen in the...

In the previous article of our debt fund series this month, we had reviewed the top 6 short term debt mutual funds. As the name suggests short term debt or income funds are good low risk investment options for one or two years. In this blog...

Over the past few months, we have seen headlines like "2 times return in 3 years" from some equity mutual funds. While the performance of these fund managers should certainly be lauded, one must also remember...

We have discussed a number of times on our blog that it is very difficult for the average retail investor to time the markets. Investors sometimes rely on market rumours or simply guesswork to time the market. Such an...

ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund (Tax Saving) has been one of the top performing Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) over the last 15 years. If you had invested Rs. 5,000 monthly in ICICI Prudential Long Term Equity Fund...

Health insurance is a critical need for senior citizens because health risks increase substantially with advancing age and the cost of quality healthcare in India has grown exponentially in the last decade. In India, it is quite common for senior citizens to be...

Reliance Top 200 Fund delivered very strong Systematic Investment Plan returns over the last 5 years. If you started a monthly SIP of र 5,000 in the Reliance Top 200 Fund (Growth Option) five years back in November 2010, you would have...

If you had invested र 10 Lacs in the NFO of DSP BlackRock Top 100 Equity Fund – Regular plan - Growth, 13 years back on the launch date of March 03, 2003 and started withdrawing र 8,000 per month after one year then the current value...

You have been investing for a while in large cap funds and have been getting steady returns. While the steady returns keeps your investment from becoming stagnant, your portfolio is still lacking that aggressive edge where you can give it a push and...

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are increasingly becoming popular among investors around the world and also here in India. ETFs invest in the basket of securities that replicates the composition of a market index like Sensex, Nifty, BSE – 100, Nifty – 100 etc. ETFs do not aim to beat market returns, their objective is to track and deliver...