The answer to your question lies less in market prediction and more in how you will respond to certain scenarios. Theory has an answer but it's not a theoretical decision!

Over 15 years, you lose just a little over half your return in taxes. Over 20 years, this loss is almost 2/3rd of your return.

Income tax can take a big byte out of your investment return. We help you understand how to protect your return.

It was about half a century ago, that Mutual Funds first set shop in India. Unit Trust of India(UTI), which came into existence from an Act of Parliament in 1963, launched its maiden scheme “Unit Scheme 1964” (fondly shortened to US-64 by investors). Private sector funds joined the industry after SEBI came into existence and scripted a set of regulations for Mutual Funds.

You might be the biggest football fan and probably can name each and every player in every club (and know their entire history). Did you know that your favorite sport has a lot of things in common with investing your money?

Owning your first house is never easy. However, if you have managed to fully repay your home loan, consider yourself smart and fortunate. Rakesh and Rekha are one such smart couple.

The thinking goes that the performance of the monsoon affects the rural economy and therefore the performance of stocks - in general and specially those with large rural consumers.

Equity fund investors are better off staying invested for the long-term to get the best post-tax returns

As the economy improves, investors can expect equity market returns to be led by a combination of valuation improvement and a stronger earnings growth

We're adopting a "Time Weighted Return" computation (XIRR), which takes into account the duration of your investments. This method more accurately reflects your return when you make multiple investments over a period of time as in a SIP.

We conducted a study to compare the performance of Indian equity funds to that of the stock market and found that equity mutual funds in India have been relatively consistent in outperforming the broader stock market.

Year 2013 confirmed that regular long term investing works in the face of unprecedented turmoil.