“If you don’t have a plan, you become part of somebody else’s plan.” – Terence McKenna These words highlight the importance of having a financial plan and being an informed investor. There are very few earners who have not been approached by bank or agents to buy their financial products. When they make a profit
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If you are wondering whether or how to benchmark your investment portfolio, this is must read for you. Most investors and advisors measure the performance of their portfolios against benchmarks. They use different yardsticks to measure the performance of their portfolio. Some of these yardsticks are index returns, category returns, expected returns, last year’s gains,
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Read this article to understand how side pocketing can impact your mutual fund investments, Market regulator SEBI recently allowed debt mutual funds to “side pocket” stressed assets. This will enable them to separate bad and illiquid assets from the rest of the portfolio. It is then possible to trade the liquid assets at a separate
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If you think timing the markets will give you more returns, there is a fair chance that you might be wrong. It isn’t easy to make money by timing the markets. Investors who try to time the markets usually lose out because of timing errors. You need to do research and invest with discipline and
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If you believe that it’s the security or fund selection that is crucial to your financial success, you might be in for a surprise! Asset allocation provides stable risk-adjusted returns. If you get your asset allocation right, your portfolio will take care of itself. Most people search for the best mutual funds and try to
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P/E and market cap-to-GDP ratios can be excellent indicators that you can rely on while investing in equities. Investors can use the price-to-earnings (P/E), and the market cap-to-GDP to make sense of market valuations. The market or index P/E ratio helps investors to determine whether it’s the right time to invest or exit. The market
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Like most investors, if your MF portfolio is overcrowded, read this to find out how you can cut down on the number of Mutual Funds. Many of us invest in mutual funds that are popular at different points in time. We end up with too many mutual funds of various types. Many mutual funds have
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If you are a parent looking to make a lump sum investment to build a corpus for your child’s future, this is a must read for you. A lump sum investment can help you to achieve your child’s long-term goals. Once you have invested a sizeable amount, you can relax and let compounding do the
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If you are looking to generate monthly or regular income, then this is a must read for you. People who need a regular income look for safe options like bank fixed deposits. However, taxes and inflation reduce the purchasing power of their monthly income. Retirees may find it hard to make ends meet. They could
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IF you are looking to switch your ELSS MF units from Regular to Direct plan, here is what you should know… ELSS mutual funds have a mandatory lock-in period of 3 years. You can switch from the regular plan of an ELSS mutual fund to the direct plan after the lock-in period of 3 years.
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