SIPping smartly 4: Using SIP for Lump-sum Investment-
SIP is useful for those who have a regular stream of earnings, saving money and have a long investment horizon. What about those who already have...
MAS Team | 02 April 2013
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SIPs for the Smarter Saver
You would like to start saving for a long-term goal, such as your retirement, for which you would like to set aside a small amount from your income...
MAS Team | 02 April 2013
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Capital protection schemes
It will generate low returns and in some rate situations, may not even protect your capital
MAS Team | 02 April 2013
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Ratings: Faith Accompli
Rating of stocks serves a useful purpose but its severe limitations need to be understood
MAS Team | 30 March 2013
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Valuing banking stocks
When investing in stocks, we bet on the premise that we will be able to sell them to someone else, at a price, when we want to, on basis of liquidity...
R Balakrishnan | 30 March 2013
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Rating of Stocks: Faith Accompli
Credit rating is a controversial topic. No one seems to like these ratings. Financial crises, which beset companies and countries from time to time,...
R Balakrishnan | 30 March 2013
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Fixed Income: Risks in investing with NBFCs
NBFCs have been around for quite some time now, to make the retail guys part with their money.
MAS Team | 30 March 2013
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Health Insurance- Handling emergency hospitalisation
Mediclaim policies offer cashless option at high-end hospitals, it is tempting for the insured to indulge in the best of medical treatment even for...
MAS Team | 28 March 2013
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One cheer for the bulls
Of the three factors that move the market - earnings, valuation and sentiment - only one is somewhat in favour going into 2012
Debashis Basu | 26 March 2013
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Financial Services: Signs of premature ageing?
Although elements of growth are in place, the financial services sector is not growing. There are fundamental reasons for this
Debashis Basu | 26 March 2013
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Sebi's poisoned chalice for MFs
Sebi's move will transfer more money into pockets of fund cos from those of investors, with no additional benefit to the latter
Debashis Basu | 26 March 2013
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Stories of Indian savers
The Indian saver has a plethora of choices. If he wants a loan, hundreds of banks and finance companies will give it to him. To grow his wealth, he...
Debashis Basu | 26 March 2013
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Behaviourial economics points to a new role for regulators
Financial regulations assume that savers will read the fine print. It is now well-established that savers will act irrationally almost always. So,...
Debashis Basu | 27 February 2013
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Surrendering pension products? Prepare to pay taxes irrespective of when you surrender
If you surrender a pension product anytime before maturity, will it mean that you will have to give back the tax deduction you had claimed?
MAS Team | 22 February 2013
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Pass it on smoothly
Given that a lot of Indians are sitting on significant wealth, especially from stocks and real estate, proper Will and Nominations are a must....
SUCHETA DALAL | 22 February 2013
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Pass on your assets to your kith & kin without hassles
As the saying goes,“in this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes”. So let us prepare ourselves and make life...
GURPUR | 22 February 2013
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LIC Nomura MF to launch RGESS on 11th February
LIC Nomura Mutual Fund would launch Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme on 11 February 2013
MDT/PTI | 22 February 2013
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Despite good sales, equity schemes witness another month of net...
Equity mutual fund schemes recorded one of their highest sales in the last 17 months in January. But redemptions were massive too, leading to a net...
Moneylife Digital Team | 22 February 2013
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HDFC MF launches RGESS compliant product
HDFC Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme Series 1 is a three-year close-ended equity scheme which will invest in eligible securities under the RGESS
Moneylife Digital Team | 22 February 2013
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Do Liquid Schemes Beat Bank FDs?
An analysis of liquid schemes versus bank deposits over a period spanning more than 10 years. Which delivers better post-tax returns?
Moneylife Digital Team | 22 February 2013
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