What is a financial goal? What is not? If you know the amount, when you need it, and you can save for it as well as realistically hope to achieve it, then that amount is a financial goal.
Should you go for that Shiny new mutual fund? If the fund is just another diversified equity fund or another short-term income plan or balanced fund, it’s unlikely that the strategy itself will be a differentiator.
How to invest after the elections? Given several weeks of high decibel discussion around the elections, the tendency to stay on the side-lines, till clarity emerges, is understandable.
Can a hybrid fund replace your individual equity and debt funds? Should you find the ideal hybrid fund or is it more prudent to do your own asset allocation?
Tax planning or goal setting which comes first? Align the tax planning such that your financial goals are also achieved.
Are you too old to invest in equity mutual funds? If you have missed the early bus to wealth creation through equity MFs, are you worried that it may be too late to take on the risk that comes with it?
SIP or Lump Sum – what works better? SIP and lump sum investing are both worthy ways to set up your investment account. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.
Should you invest in a focused equity mutual fund? A focused fund in structure is similar to a diversified multi-cap fund with one very important distinction – the portfolio is more concentrated than a regular diversified equity fund. But does this mean better performance?
Do debt mutual funds deliver inflation-beating returns? The question is whether this is a rational expectation. Can the investor hope to have such expectations in the future?
30 something and investing in mutual funds? Three things not to do Here are three things they need to watch out for if they are investing without the help of a financial advisor or are not yet well versed with investing.
Can Meditation make you a better investor? Does meditation have any role to play in the material world of investing? Let’s find out what you should (and should not) expect as an investor from meditation.
How to manage your finances when you are unemployed By taking calculated steps and avoiding financial pitfalls, many not only survive the ordeal but also come out discovering a lot about their personal finances.
