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A missed opportunity

AMCs have disclosed the Potential Risk Class matrices for their debt schemes. Only two AMCs have made good use of this mandatory risk disclosure.

BUILD ALLOCATION TO GOLD AMID GROWING GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY

Fixed Income

MULTI ASSET - A SUPERIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR CURRENT TIMES

Over the last decade, we have witnessed easy liquidity conditions and rate cuts by global central banks which created a conducive environment for equity markets to perform.

MIND THE GAP

Financial Planning

HERE'S WHAT EQUITY MUTUAL FUND INVESTORS MAY DO WHEN STOCK MARKET SENSES CORRECTION

2022 began with a lot of hope as far as the equity market is concerned. On the back of spectacular returns since the second half of 2020 and later in 2021, the expectations were high for the stock market to continue its run. However, the stock market is not a one-way street and prices go up and down. The good news is that any dips and corrections in the market are used by smart investors as an opportunity to buy more. Afterall, buying low-selling high remains the best move forward in the equity market.

SAVE FOR LONG TERM GOALS WITH UNIT-LINKED INSURANCE PLAN – KNOW BENEFITS, FEATURES AND HOW ULIPS WORK

Life Insurance

How To Invest In A Rising Interest Rate Environment

Interest rates in India are moving up. After the Union Budget, the 10-year government security (G-Sec) touched the 6.95 per cent mark, though it has softened since then to the 6.66 per cent level (as on February 18). Nonetheless, the general expectation is that interest rates are likely to rise in 2022. This will have an impact on your investments.

Natural Ways To Lower Blood Pressure Without Medication

Lifestyle Planning

Tax Benefits That You May Avail By Investing In National Pension System

Tax Planning

Which is the best NPS plan?

There are seven managers and four types of schemes in the National Pension System. Here's how you can make the most of this retirement tool.

ഹരിച്ചാലും ഗുണിച്ചാലും ഓഹരിയിൽ ലാഭം തന്നെ

ഉറപ്പില്ലായ്മ, നഷ്ടം, അനിശ്ചിതത്വം, ബാഹ്യഘടകങ്ങളുടെ സ്വാധീനം, ചാഞ്ചാട്ടം തുടങ്ങിയവയാണ് ലോകത്ത് ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ ലാഭം നൽകുന്ന നിക്ഷേപമാർഗമായി ഓഹരിയെ മാറ്റുന്നത്.

ഡേറ്റ കൊണ്ടുള്ള കളികൾ

പതിനെട്ടാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ പെട്രോളിയം സാധ്യത കണ്ടറിഞ്ഞ കാലത്തെപ്പോലെയാണ് ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ ബിഗ് ഡേറ്റ എന്നാണു പറയുന്നത്.

Pledging tracker

Companies that have seen a rise or decline in promoter pledging in Q3 FY22

Profiting from technological disruption

Technology-led disruption is affecting many sectors and dealing with it has become a major challenge for investors. Axis Special Situations Fund is a thematic scheme that seeks to tap the power of disruptive growth. We speak with its fund manager, Ashish Naik, to understand how he manages this fund, which sectors are more vulnerable to disruption and which are more resilient, and which themes investors can bet on, among other things.

Market barometer

MARKET COMPASS

Change in promoter stake

Companies that have seen a rise or decline in promoter stake in Q3 FY22

RISING RATES FALLING MARKETS

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NOW?

The free-cash secret

What makes a company compound its free cash flows exponentially

The Budget's bet

Will the Budget succeed in kindling a durable economic recovery?

The hydrogen opportunity

Will the National Hydrogen Mission make India adopt hydrogen as a fuel?

Stop Paying Attention To Indexes

New stock investors tend to pay a lot of attention to the ups and downs of indexes. They soon learn that those may not be reflective of what happens with their own stocks.

10 Stocks To Profit From 10 Key Budget Announcements

Monthly Agenda

Are You Buying Insurance To Save Tax?

There is a general misconception that buying insurance is an effective way to save tax. While insurance premiums are of course eligible for tax deduction, they are in no way instruments for tax savings. Rather, the objective of buying insurance has to be very clear – availing of financial protection during times of emergency

വിവാഹാഭരണങ്ങൾ അറിയാം ഈ ചെലവു കണക്കുകൾ

ആഭരണങ്ങൾ വാങ്ങുമ്പോൾ പണിക്കൂലിയും നികുതിയും അടക്കം 20 -35% വരെ അധികച്ചെലവു വരാം. അതൊഴിവാക്കാനാകുമോ?

വീടു പണിയുമ്പോൾ അറിയേണ്ട നിയമങ്ങൾ

സ്വപ്നഭവനം പണിയാനുള്ള തയാറെടുപ്പിലാണോ? എങ്കിൽ ഇതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട നിയമങ്ങളും ചട്ടങ്ങളും അറിയുന്നതു നല്ലതാണ്. അതനുസരിച്ച് പ്ലാൻ ചെയ്ത് കാര്യങ്ങൾ വേഗത്തിലും എളുപ്പത്തിലും തീർക്കാം.

'I'm very open and flexible about my market cap weightings'

In the Spotlight

'How do I reduce my capital gains tax?'

Dharmesh wants to know how to reduce his capital-gains tax while restructuring his portfolio. Here's what he can do.

The two doctors

Which of the two doctors will you prefer: one who tells you the right stuff or one who writes needless prescriptions? Value Research Premium is the former kind of doctor for your portfolio.

ULIP VS ELSS: Which is better?

With a cut in their cost structure and a more favorable tax treatment, ULIPs seem to have got an edge over ELSS. Is this really the case?

Time to save tax

Despite a dip in their popularity, tax-saving funds, or equity-linked savings schemes, are still the best 80C avenue