Liquid Funds: Safe to Invest or Not?
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Liquid Funds: Safe to Invest or Not?

In the realm of investments, there are various kinds of funds available for investment. One such fund is liquid funds. There are pretty mixed reviews about them. Some claim that they're quite safe to invest in, while others want to stay away from them. 

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Prince Pipes IPO: Should You Invest?
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Prince Pipes IPO: Should You Invest?

Prince Pipes and Company Ltd. are a manufacturer of polymer pipes and fittings. Founded in 1987, the company contributes to irrigation, plumbing and sewage technologies to meet the water supply infrastructure demands of India. Around 37 percent of the company's revenue is generated from supply of plumbing products, along with 32% from irrigation products. 

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Active Funds Vs Passive Funds: What
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Active Funds Vs Passive Funds: What's Trending?

What if we tell you most of the active mutual funds cannot beat the Indices even after charging those high expense ratios? It is quite unpleasant. Why pay someone extra for underperforming the funds where there is no active fund manager? Oh, no active fund manager! Are there any funds where there is no active fund manager? Well, yes! There are such types of funds, and they are called passive funds.

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Check the Causes of Diminishing Mutual Fund Returns
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Check the Causes of Diminishing Mutual Fund Returns

I remember when I was in school; there was a trend of mutual funds in my neighbourhood. People were always talking about their mutual fund returns like I'm getting this much mutual fund returns on this scheme or that scheme. Now at that time, I didn't know much about mutual fund returns, but I deduced that mutual fund returns and mutual fund itself must mean something like "money earned from a group of people."

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Bharat Bond ETF: Should you Apply?
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Bharat Bond ETF: Should you Apply?

Finance Minister recently announced that India would launch its first-ever "Bond ETF" called 'Bharat Bond.' The bharat bond ETF is a new move to develop an underdeveloped bond market in India. It will ultimately give a boost to debt availability to the PSUs (Public Sector Enterprises).

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IPO allotment Process: Know all about Allotment of Shares
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IPO allotment Process: Know all about Allotment of Shares

Companies are mostly like a complicated system. They require fuel for their operation and maintenance. They can acquire this fuel by issuing IPOs (Initial Public Offering) or by listing on the Stock Exchange.

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IPO Application Process: How to Invest in IPO?
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IPO Application Process: How to Invest in IPO?

Before discussing about various details of an IPO, it is important we cover some basics. These basics are prominent for learning about IPO.

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Is your investment safe with your Broker?
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Is your investment safe with your Broker?

After Karvy’s alleged scam, there might be following questions tinkering in your mind. How Trustworthy is your Broker? How safe are your investments?

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SBI Cards IPO: What to Expect?
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SBI Cards IPO: What to Expect?

Amongst a lot of IPOs in the news, SBI Cards IPO stands a bit different. On the one hand, it is a capital enhancement opportunity for the company, while on the other hand, it will see India's biggest ever PE Exit. This piece is about how an SBI owned company bets on its future through this IPO.

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO: Should You Invest?
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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO: Should You Invest?

After the grand success of the IRCTC IPO, the market looks ready to invest in something that looks promising. Amidst all this has arrived a banking IPO, which has been doing a buzz around- ‘Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.’

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5 Industries that are least affected by Recession
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5 Industries that are least affected by Recession

History repeats itself. If you have been following financial news, you might have come across the apparent signs that we're heading for a recession.The reports of job losses, economic slowdown, client frauds, bank frauds and liquidity crisis are now the talk of the town...It seems we are heading towards a global recession. Despite such uncertainities, there are industries that expand and do well while the rest of the economy suffers and contracts.

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IPO Process: 5 steps for Successful Listing
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IPO Process: 5 steps for Successful Listing

2018 and 2019 have been hot years for the IPO market. Investors’ appetite for the new and fast-growing companies has been voracious, and start-ups, along with their early investors have used all-time stock markets high to cash in. An Initial Public Offering is the beginning of a great journey ahead. This can be related to the IRCTC IPO that grabbed much of investors' attention and stock price jumped to 645 from 310 on the first day after getting listed.

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What is the Impact of Demerger on Shareholders?
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What is the Impact of Demerger on Shareholders?

There are often times when a diversified company opts for focusing on its core businesses and transferring its other business operations to a different company. This is the simple idea behind a popular corporate restructuring activity i.e., Demerger.

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Why USFDA increases strict check on Indian Pharmaceutical Companies?
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Why USFDA increases strict check on Indian Pharmaceutical Companies?

USFDA Whip Continues on Indian Pharma. It’s raining warning letters and inspection reports on Indian pharmaceuticals. Why is this a matter of concern?

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Top 10 Investment Books Every Investor Should Read
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Top 10 Investment Books Every Investor Should Read

Mastering an art requires perseverance and continuous efforts. Stock investing is just another art, which holds true to this phenomenon.

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What should an investor look for in quarterly reports?
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What should an investor look for in quarterly reports?

As a shareholder, do you forget holding the shares of a particular company, or are you anxious to know what is happening with the company whose shares you are holding? Well, if you belong to the second category, quarterly results are your savior.

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How ROA and ROE help in analysing corporate health?
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How ROA and ROE help in analysing corporate health?

It’s a no brainer for an investor to look into the financial ratios before making investment decisions, as there are no single measures to tell the whole story, making informed investment decisions could be tricky and may rattle your grey cells.

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Life Insurance: Term, ULIP, or Endowment?
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Life Insurance: Term, ULIP, or Endowment?

Do you know that 19 people die every minute in India? The health standards are decreasing day by day. The newspaper is filled with articles of alarmingly high pollution levels, natural calamities, increasing crime, etc. Life expectancy has come down to 68 years. In such a situation, taking Life Insurance is a must. It at least provides financial security to the family. So an obvious next question would be, "Which Life Insurance to take?”

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