Like many parents back in the 80s, my parents also wanted me to become either an engineer or a doctor. Not that the prospect of becoming an engineer excited me a lot, but as an obedient son, I studied hard and got admitted into one of the most...Read More

In our earlier part, Retirement planning: Why should you get serious about it now, we had discussed that, unless you do proper financial planning from an early stage of your career, you are likely to run out of money and lose financial independence...Read More

Have you seen the Hollywood movie, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps? If you have seen the movie, you will be able to recall the famous line, “What is your number?” For readers who have not seen the movie, a character named Bretton James...Read More

In the previous part of this series, What should be the percentage of midcap mutual funds in your portfolio: Part 2, we discussed some common category allocations models used both in the US and in India. Small and midcap funds allocation in...Read More

In our previous post on this topic, What should be the percentage of midcaps in your equity portfolio: Part 1, we had discussed that, midcap stocks can give higher returns than large cap stocks, but they are also much more volatile...Read More

If you ask a financial advisor what should be the percentage of midcap stocks or mutual funds in equity portfolio, you will get a variety of answers. Some will suggest that, midcap stocks or funds should not exceed 20% of your investment...Read More