The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of March 2012 plunged sharply to -3.5% (from 4.1% in the previous month), thereby reflecting a sharp slowdown in our economy. On an annual basis too ...

Taurus Banking & Financial Services Fund (TBFSF) Taurus Banking & Financial Services Fund is a sectoral fund showing its conviction in the banking & financial services sector Summary

IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund An Open–ended Growth Scheme Summary Type Open-ended diversified equity scheme

HSBC Dynamic Fund The dynamic environment which we live in today has instinctively made us flexible. We rather prefer to malleable, than rigid given the benefit it has to offer. Assessing the merits of ...

Birla Sun Life Advantage Fund Large caps are the companies which fall at the uppermost layer of the market capitalisation pyramid. Often a few companies form a significant portion of the total market capitalisation ...

To start any new venture or business, you always seek clarity in many forms. First you need clarity in your thoughts as to what you want to achieve by undertaking such an activity. Then follows the calculation ...

ICICI Prudential Banking & Financial Services Fund The banking and financial services sector has played a significant role in the development of trade, commerce and industry. This in turn has led to sector ...

Few would argue if you told them that investors today are more aware than investors in prior generations. This is largely due to the plethora of investment education sites, newspaper articles, investor ...

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of February 2012 posted a growth of 4.1% as against 1.1% recorded in the previous month. However, the January 2012 IIP growth has undergone a drastic ...

HSBC Dynamic Fund The dynamic environment which we live in today has instinctively made us flexible. We rather prefer to malleable, than rigid given the benefit it has to offer. Assessing the merits of ...

It's April 03rd, 2012. The new financial year has officially begun. Rung in with the Budget that has put money back in our pockets through a reduction in direct tax but taken it right out again through ...

After gaining nearly 15.0% in the last couple of months (i.e. January 2012 and February 2012), the month of March 2012 has been rather gruelling for the Indian equity markets (as the BSE Sensex has moved ...

L&T Growth Imagine you are enjoying your holidays in a dense forest of Africa where there is no trace of human habitat. You would love the pristine beauty of nature and may take thousands of photographs ...

How do your kids really learn to manage money? Do they learn about money at school? From their friends? By watching TV? By buying snacks from the corner shop after school hours to eat on the bus? Probably ...

You being an investor holding your investments in mutual fund schemes of one of the respected fund house in India might be worried with the news of your fund manager exiting its India business. And what ...

More often than not investors tend to get lured over rebates, may it be on premium paid for life insurance policies or monetary benefit received upon investing money in a particular scheme. This sole factor ...

We received a very interesting email from a reader the other day. This reader, Shravan (name changed to protect privacy), wrote in on behalf of his friend. 'My friend Shikha (name changed to protect privacy) ...

In the Union Budget 2011-12, the Government retained the additional income tax benefit of Rs 20,000 available under section 80CCF of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for investments made in long-term infrastructure ...

ING Dividend Yield Fund Why do you buy stocks / equity oriented mutual funds? Your obvious response would be to generate capital appreciation, right? Don’t you find this question a bit bizarre? However, ...

The Budget 2012 received varied response from various pockets of the society. Some say it’s a non-event and others believe it to be a good attempt in a situation of political pressures and rising fiscal ...

We are at the peak of interest rate cycle after which we should ideally see decline in interest rates and this may happen in next few months. If you are looking for high returns and that too at a low risk, ...

Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time they also provide ...

In the current interest rate scenario, with some banks reducing their home loan rates and others deciding to wait before taking the step, more and more borrowers are considering switching their home loan ...

Market Overview The ascending trend displayed by the Indian equity markets, in January 2012 continued in the month of February 2012 as well. But this time around, the impulse was much softer, as the BSE ...

Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides an opportunity to create wealth ...

These days, people are simply too busy to focus on their finances much. As a result of lack of time, you can miss out on a number of little opportunities that help you to make that extra bit of return. ...

A Fund of Funds scheme from the stable of Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund investing in BSL Gold ETF. Summary Type Open-ended gold fund of fund Benchmark Index

UTI Equity Tax Savings Plan Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides an ...

5 Easy Steps to a Healthy Financial Life

Many of you must have come across insurance agents trying to persuade you to buy an insurance product irrespective of whether you require it or not; or the product in question is suitable for you or not. ...

Kotak Tax Saver Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides an opportunity ...

A very subtle yet very important part of financial planning is the client’s lifestyle choice. You, the client, at different stages of your life, need to choose what kind of life and therefore lifestyle ...

A very subtle yet very important part of financial planning is the client’s lifestyle choice. You, the client, at different stages of your life, need to choose what kind of life and therefore lifestyle ...

JPMorgan India Tax Advantage Fund Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides ...

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation, after ending the month of December 2011 at 7.47% its lowest level in two years cools down further to 6.55% for the month of January 2012. Also, the inflation ...

When taking health insurance, what we have noticed is that most people don’t actually do any sort of structured research. Luckily, that’s what we’re here for. This article will go into the salient features ...

After a sharp rise in the month of November 2011 (5.9%), the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of December 2011 dipped sharply to 1.8%. Meanwhile, the IIP for the month of September 2011 ...

Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides an opportunity to create wealth ...

For most salaried individuals, financial planning begins and ends with tax saving investments. As a regular reader of Personal FN , you know there's much m

In the Union Budget 2011-12, the Government retained the additional income tax benefit of Rs 20,000 available under section 80CCF of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for investments made in long-term infrastructure ...

IDFC Tax Advantage Fund An Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) provides a dual benefit of tax saving combined with potential returns from investments in equity and equity related instruments. ELSS funds ...

Last week, we talked about term plans, saw their features in some detail and also went into the various riders available. This week, we’re going to look at a more popular, but less beneficial product - ...

Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides an opportunity to create wealth ...

This article is based on a query we received on whether or not it is advisable to pay more than the EMI amount back every month on the home loan, so as to reduce the tenure of the loan and become free ...

Grappling with lower automobile sales, the general insurance companies are adding a new teaser feature in the auto insurance policies. Towing and roadside assistance is an additional feature offered by ...

Grappling with lower automobile sales, the general insurance companies are adding a new teaser feature in the auto insurance policies. Towing and roadside assistance is an additional feature offered by ...

Edelweiss ELSS Fund Tax-saving funds (also referred to as Equity Linked Savings Schemes - ELSS) are well suited for investors willing to take risk. However, at the same time it also provides an opportunity ...

It's that time of the year again! When everybody's in the holiday spirit, you might be taking a family vacation to reward yourself after a long year's work, and let's not forget – this is also tax-saving ...