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Myths and facts of Health Insurance plans that you must clarify before buying one

The first step in financial planning is often believed to be purchasing a health insurance policy for oneself and one’s family. However, a lot of us ignore it for weak justifications.

Indian Service Sector - An Ocean of Opportunities

By: Anil Shyam, Head- Alternate Business & ETF, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited Given the indication by Flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMIs) for August 2022, both manufacturing & services activity in United States

Include smart-beta funds to generate alpha in your portfolio

In recent times, smart-beta funds, also called factor-based funds, have begun to gain popularity. Some of the factors on which these funds are based are value, quality, low volatility, alpha plus low volatility, momentum, etc.

Office Insurance: A need for every establishment

• A massive fire broke out at an office building in Mundka in Delhi at around 4.45 pm on Friday May 13th, 2022. Twenty-seven people died in the incident.

Learn the Magic of Self-Talk

There is a inside all of us perpetual self-talk taking place

Ask the expert

Q. Dear Sir, I have read in the newspapers today morning that the interest rate on the Senior Citizen Saving Scheme has been increased from 7.4 % to 7.6% peranum. I have invested Rs. 15 lakhs in this scheme 8 months ago after I received my retirement funds. Will I also get the benefit of the increase in interest rate? Rakesh Luthra, on email from Noida

Mutual Fund News

1. One KYC system across all financial products soon Uniform KYC is likely to become a reality soon. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government is working on a single know your customer (KYC)

Is It Time To Play Beta?

A stock's beta is one easily available parameter which can be helpful as a gauge of a stock's volatility relative to the broader market or a particular portfolio. Armaan Madhani delves deeper to obtain a better understanding of beta, its merits, demerits and sheds light on how to analyse the market risk associated with a particular stock along with its effect on the generation of respective returns

Does It Make Sense To Invest In Business Cycle Funds?

Business cycle funds monitor the economic cycle and invest accordingly. Many of you may find this concept fascinating, but is it worthwhile? This article discusses what business cycle funds are, how they work, and if investing in them is really a good idea

Making The Most Of Your Mutual Fund Investment

If you think the volatile nature of the equity market is not your cup of tea, then mutual funds should be your 'go to' investment plan as returns generated here are higher than the conventional options. Vardan Pandhare shares insights that can churn healthy returns from your mutual fund investment

Bear Grip Tightens Global Equities

Wall Street indices suffered heavy losses with the S and P 500 index falling to levels seen in November 2020 as the triple threat of inflation, swelling interest rates and recession continues

ആശയം വിജയിക്കുമോ? അറിയാം ഈ ചോദ്യങ്ങളിലൂടെ

സംരംഭം തുടങ്ങാൻ കണ്ടെത്തിയ ആശയം വിജയിക്കുമോ എന്നുറപ്പിക്കാം.

സാധനങ്ങൾ വാങ്ങലും സാമ്പത്തിക വ്യക്തിത്വവും

ഉപദോകത്യ വ്യക്തിത്വം അഥവാ ഷോഖേഴ്‌സ്‌ പഴ്‌സനാലിറ്റി ഉള്ളവര്‍ക്കു സാധനങ്ങള്‍ വാങ്ങിച്ചുകൂട്ടാൻ പണം ചെലവഴിക്കുന്നതിലുടെ അസാധാരണമായ സംതൃപ്തി ലഭിക്കും.

നെട്ടോട്ടമോടിക്കുന്ന ഓട്ടോ ഡെബിറ്റുകൾ

നിങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന്‌ അനധികൃതമായി പണം ആര്‌ ഈടാക്കിയാലും അത്‌ നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം സഹിതം തിരിച്ചു നൽകാൻ ബാധ്യസ്ഥമാണ്‌. അവ൪ അതിനു തയാറാകുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഓംബുഡ്സ്മാനെ സമീപിക്കാം

3% പലിശ ഇളവിൽ 2 കോടി വരെ വായ്പ

കൃഷിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട അടിസ്ഥാന സൗകര്യങ്ങൾക്കായുള്ള കേന്ദ്രസർക്കാർ പദ്ധതിയിൽ രണ്ടു വർഷം വരെ മൊറട്ടോറിയവും ലഭിക്കും.

ചാടിക്കേണ്ട, കാത്തിരിക്കാം

എടുത്തുചാട്ടം നല്ലതല്ല. ഏതൊരു ഇടപാടിലും കാര്യങ്ങൾ പഠിച്ച് വിലയിരുത്തി മാത്രം കാശ് മുടക്കുക. അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കയ്യിലുള്ളതു പോകുക തന്നെ.

Tips For Women To Become A Master Of Their Finances

Navni Chawla talks to some financial experts to understand the dire need for women to invest their money smartly and become a master of their finances without depending on anybody.

The quest for a compounding machine

Excerpts from Bharat Shah's book 'Of Long-Term Value & Wealth Creation from Equity Investing: Observations, Ideas & Reflections'

Changing regulatory landscape

RBI's new rules for microfinance lenders seem to be a mixed bag

Change in promoter stake

Companies that have seen a rise or decline in promoter stake in Q1 FY23

Not the real earnings

How depreciation can impact the way you see earnings per share

Pledging tracker

Companies that have seen a rise or decline in promoter pledging in Q1 FY23

'We live in a globalised world and thus investors should worry about global interest-rate developments'

After falling due to rising interest rates worldwide, the Indian markets have smartly recovered.

How to spot a crisis in the making

Lessons from the past to help you avoid the next debt-led blow-up

The ugly, the bad and the good

Fund-management legend Samir Arora is back in India and he has advice for us on how to choose stocks and spouses

An unusual indicator

Whilst investors tend to focus on economic metrics, such as GDP growth, to measure a country's progress, an equally effective way to assess the rise of a nation is its success in sports

Melodious freebies

Indians' reluctance to pay for music is not only unfair to its creators but also harmful to the economy

THE # 1 BUSINESS KILLER

The metric that has consistently spelled doom for businesses and how you can spot companies in trouble. Plus: A list of stocks to avoid now.

Making The Right Large And Mid-Cap Choices

Equity markets are impacted by a host of factors, some of which are short-term in nature and others that are more enduring.

Should You Invest In Gold ETFs And Funds Amid Falling Prices?

Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have declined between 4.2 and 6.5 per cent over the past three months (data as on July 15).