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The stock market has surged in the last few days with the Nifty near its 52-week high. Nifty has gained nearly 6% in the last month but it has given negative returns over the last 6 months. The Nifty Midcap 100 Index has gained more...

Most of us have heard the old idiom, "don't put all your eggs in one basket". If the basket falls, you will break all the eggs. On the other hand, if you distribute the eggs to two or three different baskets, even if one basket falls, you will...

Over the past twenty years or so, mutual fund systematic investment plans have gained tremendous popularity and have one of the most favored investment choices for retail investors in India. There are a number of advantages in the SIP...

For most retail investors in India, mutual funds are related to equity investments. Retail participation in debt mutual funds in India is relatively quite low. As per AMFI data (January 2019), assets under management (AUM) of individual...

Since the election season is upon us, let me begin this article with a political analogy. If you look at elections over the past 30 years or so, they have been won or lost mostly due to the failures of the previous Governments...

Inevitably every year, India celebrates the break out achievements of some exceptional women, whether it is Hima Das or PV Sindhu a few years ago, or more recently Gita Gopinath, the first Indian women serving as Chief...

Balanced Advantage Funds dynamically rebalance their asset allocation between equity and fixed income (debt) based on stock market valuations based on a dynamic asset allocation model. If equity valuations are low, then in dynamic...

ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund was one of best performing and popular equity mutual fund schemes for many years till around 2016. The scheme consistently beat its benchmark (BSE 500 TRI) and category peers for a number...

We are almost in the final month of the current tax assessment year. You can claim deductions of up to Rs 1.50 Lakhs from your taxable income by investing in schemes eligible under Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961. In order to claim...

The last one year has been a very difficult one for midcap stocks and funds. The BSE Midcap Index fell 14% from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019; on a year to date basis the index has fallen a further 8%. Such steep falls expectedly...