Upto 11.15% Return from Shriram Transport NCD issue: Is it worth it?
Shriram Transport Finance Corporation taps the market with yet another NCD issue opening shortly. How good is it for you?
MAS Team | 14 July 2013
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Mutual Fund Advertising: Deceptions galore
“Debt Mutual Funds help achieve your financial goals” is the tagline of a recent advertisement campaign of HDFC Mutual Fund. The...
Jason Monteiro | 08 July 2013
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Selling Trust
Financial institutions advertise heavily to sell complex products to hapless consumers. Most advertisements evoke feel good emotions regardless of a...
MAS Team | 01 July 2013
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Buying Health Insurance Policies
Buying health insurance is one of the most worrisome tasks. With galloping healthcare costs and insurance firms lobbying for increase in premiums, it...
Raj Pradhan | 25 June 2013
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How Long is Long term?
Even great investors go through periods of poor performance. But there was one trait that made great investors stand apart from the rest. What...
MAS Team | 12 June 2013
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Is Real Estate Now Safer for Investment?
Real estate offers terrific returns from time to time and it is tempting to invest your surplus money in it. But many investors get swayed by...
MAS Team | 10 June 2013
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Churning Funds Is Detrimental to Returns
You would have been better off if you just held on to a fund rather than churn and change funds. A study has revealed that the difference is huge...
MAS Team | 07 June 2013
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Shockingly Low Awareness of Credit Scores in the US
A recent consumer survey reveals that a large number of Americans know little about credit scores. If it is so bad in the US, it is presumably worse...
MAS Team | 04 June 2013
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When Advisers Needed Therapy!
Some 93% of advisors needed therapy during the 2008 crisis. The stress took a toll on their behaviour leading them to become more active and...
MAS Team | 31 May 2013
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Why We Lose Money in Financial Products?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a regulatory body in the UK has pointed out that poor choices and outcomes in financial markets are a result...
MAS Team | 30 May 2013
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How does one know whether gold is undervalued?
A lot of people have invested in gold ETFs as investment. Is gold an investment product? If it is, surely we should have some sense of how to value...
MAS Team | 28 May 2013
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Taxes may kill your return from New Pension System – just when you need it the most
What are the implications of the New Pension Scheme, the much touted retirement product to come out in years? How good is it for your retirement?...
MAS Team | 22 May 2013
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Asset Allocation: When Experts Disagree
If two mutual funds offer widely different asset allocation, what is a saver supposed to do? If experts and financial producers cannot decide what...
MAS Team | 20 May 2013
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5 Ways to Invest in Gold
Gold is not a logical investment option since it is impossible to keep track of the six major factors that drive gold prices. We have many other...
MAS Team | 20 May 2013
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Buying a house? Know the additional costs
It is important to consider hidden costs when calculating the total cost to find out whether it suits your pocket. It pays to know one-time, yearly...
MAS Team | 20 May 2013
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Tax benefit for investors in RGESS for first-time equity investors
Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme (RGESS) is for anyone with an annual income of less than Rs10 lakh who has not done any equity transaction before...
MAS Team | 18 May 2013
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Taking overdraft against salary isn’t smart
Being smart is about cutting your coat according to the cloth. It is not about cutting a bigger coat using borrowed cloth, only to be returned with...
MAS Team | 18 May 2013
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No one has a fixed tolerance for risk
The cornerstone of financial planning is "risk profiling". Basically, financial planners and advisors ask you to take a questionaire and analyse your...
MAS Team | 18 May 2013
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Only a few products would meet your needs
From just a handful of products a few decades ago, the number of financial products has grown to thousands today. Do we need all of them? Can we even...
MAS Team | 18 May 2013
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"Diworsification": How many schemes should you invest in?
Smart Savers believes in "less is more". Having fewer products is better and more suitable for an average investor. However, a lot of investors...
Jason Monteiro | 18 May 2013
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