ULIPs vs Mutual funds: Which one should you choose?
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ULIPs vs Mutual funds: Which one should you choose?

Marvel vs DC, Shahrukh vs Salman, Vanilla vs Chocolate.  Certain debates are always unsolvable. One such debate which might occur for an investor is whether to invest in ULIP or Mutual funds. Choosing the right one could determine how fast you’d reach your goals and how your portfolio is structured. And hence, you will have to take into consideration things like risk profile, age, goals and objectives, etc. 

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NRI Investment Options Available in India
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NRI Investment Options Available in India

The whole world has been the witness of India’s growth over the last two decades. India is leading to be the fastest developing country in the world, that is also attracting foreign investments and Non-Resident Indian to be a part of its growth journey by investing in India.

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Mistakes to Avoid while Investing in a Mutual Fund
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Mistakes to Avoid while Investing in a Mutual Fund

A person who only started to write yesterday can't just become Shakespeare tomorrow, right? Similarly, when it comes to investing, most of us hold onto a lot of similar misconceptions and false notions. This ultimately prompts us to take some wrong routes and makes us cause some serious blunders. 

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Changes in Mutual Fund Rules Effective in 2021
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Changes in Mutual Fund Rules Effective in 2021

One of India's largest asset management companies (AMC), Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, on April 23, 2020, made an announcement that shook the entire mutual fund and its investor community. Franklin, in its announcement, declared the winding up of six of its debt funds. 

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Understanding Side Pocketing in Mutual fund
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Understanding Side Pocketing in Mutual fund

The collapse of the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL & FS) group in September 2018 sent shockwaves to the Indian investor community. It triggered several effects on the Indian economy, such as a lack of infrastructure funds and a sharp downgrading in credit assessment.

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Groww App Review: Is it really safe?
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Groww App Review: Is it really safe?

Mutual funds have taken over the Indian financial markets by storm. Their popularity has grown in recent times, and they've gone on to become the go-to investment option for many investors. 

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Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Is it better to opt or not?
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Is it better to opt or not?

We already know that dividends are essential because they provide a steady cash flow for monthly necessities like paying bills, groceries, buying medicines, etc. or you would love to spend that extra cash for your vacations and of course for other perks. However, if you reinvest those dividends, in an amount of time they can grow into enormous sums of money. 

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Gold Exchange Traded Funds: Understanding a Different Form of Gold
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Gold Exchange Traded Funds: Understanding a Different Form of Gold

"Gold is no longer an investment. Gold is no longer a portfolio item. Gold is certainly not a trading vehicle. Gold is your lifeline and I mean that literally."

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Retirement Fund: What makes it a must for Retirement Planning?
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Retirement Fund: What makes it a must for Retirement Planning?

When you are young and running, and earning a steady income, life becomes a chaotic mix of tiredness from that constant running and the consequential joy of seeing a stable bank balance from the regular income. But what happens when you reach an age when you are considered as a "senior citizen" of the society? 

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Highest Dividend Paying Stocks: All you need to Know
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Highest Dividend Paying Stocks: All you need to Know

All investors invest to make money in the stock market, with the rule of capital appreciation or in other words, investors often use the "Buy Low and Sell High" technique. 

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Understanding Blue Chip Funds
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Understanding Blue Chip Funds

Are you a gamer? Do you love to play games? Well, gaming is a fun and exciting activity that is loved by almost everyone. One such popular game is the card game Poker, which has been played over for many decades across countries.

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Everything you need to know about ELSS Mutual Funds
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Everything you need to know about ELSS Mutual Funds

As a new investor in the market, it can become very hectic to find a long-term scheme that can generate wealth, give regular returns, with lower risk, and save taxes, all at the same time. There are various schemes in the market that offer regular returns; however, they are taxed accordingly.

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What are Dividend Yield Funds?
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What are Dividend Yield Funds?

The term dividend holds a major significance for someone who is even slightly involved in the trading and finance world. As important as the other aspects of the financial world are, dividends are a critical aspect of any investor’s financial planning.

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Are Multi-Cap Mutual Funds a good investment?
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Are Multi-Cap Mutual Funds a good investment?

If you ever ask a regular investor about the best way of investing, which can ensure optimum returns at reasonable risk, their answer will never be putting all the wealth in one equity. Instead, it is highly likely that they would recommend holding a diversified portfolio of securities.

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Small Cap Mutual Funds: Things you must know
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Small Cap Mutual Funds: Things you must know

In discussing Equity Mutual Funds, it is crucial to know the market capitalization of organizations. In basic terms, market capitalization is the estimation of the organization, which is traded on the stock trade exchange. 

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Mid Cap Funds: All you need to Know
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Mid Cap Funds: All you need to Know

With regards to investing in equity mutual funds, picking the scheme with an emphasis on the correct market capitalization is vital to meet your investment targets. The market capitalization of an organization helps comprehend the advantages of investing in it and the related risks. 

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What are Large cap Mutual Funds?
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What are Large cap Mutual Funds?

Investing in the share market is a game of risk and return, the higher the risk you take, the higher the return can be expected. But many times, as an investor, one may want to avoid taking too much risk, and such investors are known as risk-averse investors. The best investment option for such investors is mutual funds, and an even better one is large-cap mutual funds. The reason will be clear as you keep reading further.

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Gilt Funds: Rising Prices and Falling Interest
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Gilt Funds: Rising Prices and Falling Interest

The year 2020 has turned out to be quite a weird yet interesting year for all of us and even more for the investors of the stock market. Although, during this stressful period of economic disruption, a lot of companies saw a gradual decrease in their share prices, however, surprisingly there also were companies who saw a significant increase in their share prices.

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