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For a long period of time, most retail investors in our country associated mutual funds only with equity investments. In Advisorkhoj, we get a large number of mutual fund related queries from investors every week. We have seen that, around 70%...

We have reviewed a number of equity savings funds products in the last 12 to 18 months in Advisorkhoj. These funds are good investment options for investors with moderate risk appetite since the active (un-hedged) equity exposure...

The insurance plans which covers the life-risk of an individual is called life insurance. On the other hand, the insurance plan which covers any risk other than the life-risk of an individual is called general insurance...

Banking sector mutual funds have performed very strongly in the last one year or so, after underperforming in 2015. In the last one year banking sector mutual funds have given average returns of 27.5%. On a 2017 year to date basis, banking sector funds...

We often read in mutual fund related articles that, one should not select mutual fund schemes based on their past performance because historical performance is not an indicator of future performance. The articles or blog posts...

I had heard “financial independence” being used by people in different contexts many times, but I never realized what it really means till I read the book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. A co-worker in New York, who was also my batch...

In our blog post, Importance of EPS in equity investing, we discussed how Earnings per Share (EPS) and share price of a company appreciation are related. Companies whose earnings grow faster also see higher appreciation in their...

Foreclosure of a home loan is a wise decision as it helps lower the interest burden and brings down the overall cost of the property to the owner, while preserving the asset value. However, foreclosure of home loan could also be tricky, particularly if...

Regular Advisorkhoj blog readers know that, we give a lot of importance to mutual fund performance consistency. We have also developed a research tool, where our readers can see the top most consistent mutual funds in various product categories (please...

Domestic consumption is one of the most important themes of the India Growth Story. Young population and high proportion of working population are the structural demand drivers that distinguish us from other large emerging markets, as far as consumption...