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Selecting the Right Mutual Fund Scheme

If you are open to taking a significant amount of risk for capital appreciation, equity and equity related mutual funds are your best bet. That means if you are investing in equity MF’s through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route … Continue reading

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Financial Planning Links

Here are the links on personal finance that has been posted on my website on personal finance. 6 Financial Planning Misconceptions Demystified The Three Types of Advertorials What is the cost of delayed financial planning? Parenting To Raise Financially Smart … Continue reading

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Mutual Fund News and Updates

Here are a few links and updates on mutual funds in India: 1. Mutual Fund page 2. Transaction charges on investing in Mutual Funds 3. Mutual Fund SIP: Long or Short Term Stay tuned for more!

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Join RupeeCamp: A Personal Finance School

I am happy to announce the first RupeeCamp for your consideration. RupeeCamp is possibly India’s first structured program for both learning and implementation of your financial decisions. It is a unique initiative and readers have called it an innovative product. … Continue reading

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Another Gold ETF Launched

Gold prices are having a dream run in the last decade. Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) are the cheapest and safest ways of buying, holding and selling Gold. They eliminate wastage and don’t have the storage issues that physical gold … Continue reading

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Mutual Fund Updates June 2010

(Source: Business Standard, July 16) Retail investors move to debt funds, equity folios slip by 150,000. There is some good news for the mutual fund industry. Despite the sharp drop in average assets under management (AAUM), the number of folios … Continue reading

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The Best of Passive & Active Asset Managemnet

The unique concept of having both active and passive features may help investors to earn higher returns for the same risk. Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) in India have not taken off in a big way as many actively managed funds … Continue reading

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Fee Structure of The Mutual Funds in India

The regulation of the fee structure underwent several tweaks and experiments even before Sebi did away with entry loads completely in 2009. Before 2006, for instance,both open-ended and closed-ended funds (strictly speaking limited liquidity funds, since their subscribers can get … Continue reading

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Exit Loads Aren’t That Bad!

If the exit load will apply to periods that are much shorter than your planned investment, then it actually makes your money safer. Says Dhirendra Kumar at FC Yes, it make sense. For example, if you have an investment time … Continue reading

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Special discount for Filing Tax Online

TaxYogi is now offering a special 20% discount for my readers. Start Now to get the benefit. It’s that time of the year when we HAVE to file our taxes. And doing it online is becoming a convenient way apart … Continue reading

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