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How to select a financial planner
The financial planner is someone who can help you invest across investment avenues based on your risk profile and investment objectives
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How to tackle rising interest rates
As if any proof was needed, the spate of Cash Reserve Ratio hikes clearly underlines the Reserve Bank of India's intention to clamp down on inflation before the situation deteriorates any further.
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5 stocks worth investing in
A combination of value and growth helps in achieving healthy returns, yet keeping the margin of safety.
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All you want to know about thematic funds
The constraints of managing funds that invest in a select few sectors can often prove to be demanding for fund houses. As a result, it isn't entirely uncommon to find a sector/thematic fund changing/expanding its investment objective/style in due course. This bears testimony to the intrinsic inadequacy of a sector/thematic fund in terms of sustainability over the long-term. Nonetheless sector/thematic funds continue to be launched at regular intervals.
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5 mutual fund myths debunked
In the mutual funds segment, not everything is what it seems.
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Index funds fast losing the low-cost edge
Index funds - the so-called passively-managed funds - are no longer a low-cost affair.
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Mutual fund roundup: April 2008
In recent times, 'inflation' has emerged as a buzz word of sorts. Simply put, inflation is a situation wherein too much money chases a limited number of goods. This leads to a fall in the value of money. Inflation is often expressed as a rise in the price level. For example, a product that costs Rs 100 now, would cost Rs 105 a year hence, assuming that prices rise at 5 per cent annually.
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Negotiating salary? 4 important tips
There are many of us who get lured with the numbers that show in our CTC package, but when the actual take-home salary comes in our hand, it causes a lot of heartache
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Mutual fund 'schemes' of a different kind
Of course, not all AMCs use such marketing schemes; certain AMCs have told us that they would have preferred to keep an arm's length from these tactics, but their hand was forced by other AMCs. The bottom line is that investors/agents are regularly bombarded with rewards/incentives by AMCs and core factors like the fund's investment proposition and track record are conveniently pushed to the background.
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FMPs vs FDs: Which side are you on?
Fixed Maturity Plans can be termed as the mutual fund industry's answer to Fixed Deposits (FDs). Over the years, FMPs have established themselves as an option for debt fund investors (i.e. risk-averse investors). In many cases, they occupy the slot that used to belong to FDs. This is not surprising given that both the avenues cater to the same investor category.
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