Volatility is an intrinsic aspect of equity asset class. In the last 10 years, it seems that, business cycles are getting shorter and volatility is increasing in stock markets around the world. 2008 was a watershed year for markets...Read More

We have discussed the importance of asset allocation a number of times in our blog. Asset allocation ensures that you invest in the right asset class to meet your financial goals. It ensures that, you take the right amount of risk; too...Read More

About twelve years back, when I had been working in the US for a few years and had most of my savings invested in fixed income, I was looking to work with a financial advisor to help me increase my asset allocation in equities. A...Read More

You are in your late twenties or early thirties and you have just started your family and you are too busy fulfilling the duties of a spouse and a parent. Among the household responsibilities and more nearer financial goals such as...Read More

What is the definition of long term? How is it different from short term? Though long term and short term are quite subjective periods; technically from the income tax prospective any investment instrument held for over a year is termed...Read More

The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘disciplined’ as ‘showing a controlled form of behavior of a way of working’ while ‘investment’ is defined as ‘the action or process of investing money for profit’. When combined, the two...Read More

Yesterday in the first part this article we discussed few common Mutual Fund investing mistakes. In the concluding part today, we will discuss some more in order to help our readers take prudent investment decisions with...Read More

We at Advisorkhoj receive queries regularly about investing in Mutual Funds. Most of the queries are very basic and relate to what is the best time to start a SIP or should one stop the SIP when markets are not good...Read More

Let us settle this upfront. I think mutual fund systematic investment plan (SIP) is the one of best, if not the best, savings and investment options for average retail investors, particularly new investors. SIPs ensure that a portion of...Read More

What stops us from doing what we wish to? It is not the lack of money or time. It is simply fear. We do not want to let go of all that we have accumulated in order to embrace something that may lead to losses. This fear...Read More