Child Insurance Plans: Importance and uniqueness that every parent needs to know

Planning for the child’s future is an important step in every parent’s life.

Flexi cap funds, a new fund category introduced by SEBI

The capital market regulator, SEBI has introduced a new fund category in the MF industry - flexi cap funds. Flexi cap funds will be in line with erstwhile multi cap funds where fund manager can take equity exposure of at least 65% across market capitalisation.

Businessses will be able to buy Insurance to protect itself from Cyberattacks

IRDAI is likely to ask insurance companies to offer a standard cyber insurance policy to all businesses including MF distribution and advisory business.

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Ask the Expert

Our Body Is A Self-Correcting Machine

The fact that we survive is due to our immune system-a fascinating network of chemicals and cells that protect our body.

5 Cricketing Parallels To Understand Multi Asset Funds Better

Cricket is the most celebrated sport in India. And with IPL, cricket followers have increased, making it one of the premier sports globally. Drawing a few cricketing parallels to investing - let us try to understand multi asset funds, a little better.

Are You Buying Critical Illness Health Insurance Plans?

Know how they work

MUTUAL FUND NEWS

Circular on guidelines of Inter-scheme Transfer of securities issued by SEBI

INVESTING IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for Governments, corporates, and individuals; and nudged the world into a global slowdown.

Economic activities spurring across sectors

In his recent interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked very confident on the economy while he quoted: “India is the third largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity. We want India to become the third largest in terms of current US dollar prices as well. The $5 trillion target will help us achieve that.”

FOLLOW THESE KEY POINTS TO MAKE MUTUAL FUNDS WORK TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

Choosing mutual funds (MF) to save for your goals needs careful consideration. Not all funds can meet your expectations. You will need to link your goal with the investment horizon and then choose the right mutual fund scheme to achieve your desired goals. When it comes to planning for your child’s future needs, say, around ten years away, you may want to stick to large-cap funds as they invest in well-established, top-rung companies and are, therefore, less volatile.

Understanding the new risk-o-meter for mutual funds

The market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has launched a new risk-o-meter for mutual funds. Funds houses will have to carry it in their key fund related documents, and in their advertisements from January 1, 2021.

A bias to watch out for while taking investment decisions

I have been writing to you about various biases that get inbuilt in the human mind. These biases impact the quality of decision making and hence the outcomes that define the quality of life. Even investment decisions are not insulated from biases. The Idea behind writing about these is to help discerning investors identify them and work upon them to improve the financial decision making thereby improving the investment journey.

Why Debt MFs Instead Of Conventional Fixed Income Instruments?

Small Savings Schemes or Post Office Saving Schemes are very popular in India as people prefer investing money in instruments backed by the Government of India.

Know Important Features In Health Insurance Plan Before Buying

In the current environment where the individuals are struggling against the impact of pandemic, the role and importance of health insurance has come to the forefront much more than ever before.

Why Do Eagles Fly In Circles?

Why do Eagles fly in circles?

The Power Of Your Sub-Conscious Mind

Albert Einstein said - “Every particle has the knowledge of the whole - we carry within our consciousness all the knowledge and experience of human race”.

Five Reasons How Corporate Innovation Will Thrive During COVID-19

Ajit Goswami is a Senior Vice President at IDBI Asset Management Ltd, which is a leading Mutual fund company in India

WOMEN & Personal Finance

WOMEN & Personal Finance

Lesser known feature of Child Insurance plan that every parent needs to know

“We both are working, and our priority is to save for our children”.

MUTUAL FUND NEWS

MUTUAL FUND NEWS

Plan to support your child's aspirations

As parents, one thing that you would want for your child is for him/her to get the best of everything in life.

MANAGING EQUITY MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENTS DURING MARKET VOLATILITY

The stock market is not a one-way highway.

The Million Dollar Question - Is This The Right Time To Invest?

Vikaas is an industry veteran with over two decades of experience. In the course of his career, he has held several influential and senior management positions across marquee financial service organizations. He has a broad range of interests across functions like sales, distribution, marketing, Investment banking, product, and customer service. Vikaas was the CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd, successfully turning around the business culminating in the acquisition of JP Morgan MF and was also the Global CEO of Enam Asset Management Ltd, where he oversaw both global and domestic side of the business. He has also worked with Birla Sun Life International AMC Ltd., and ING Investment Management (India) Ltd. His industry affiliations include a seat at the Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC), a special committee of industry professionals selected by SEBI to advise them on governing the MF industry and he was also on the board of the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), heading the ETF and indexing committee, which submitted the first white paper on ETFs to SEBI.

Know Your Risk Profile Before Investing

It has always been said that “Do not keep all eggs in the same basket & these COVID times showed the impact of this statement like no other times when global equity markets corrected sharply, Gold rose exponentially.

Venimus! Vidimus! Vicimus!

“ 2020 has been a lousy year...” we have heard this phrase so many times amongst friends, colleagues, with our spouses, and sometimes kids to have echoed it.

Things every new mutual fund investor needs to know before investing

For someone looking to start investing through mutual funds, making the right beginning goes a long way in putting the savings in good use.

Term Insurance Plan

All the features, benefits you need to know

Smart-beta funds: These new kids on the block hold promise

These funds have made a good start. Invest in them once they have an adequate track record

PLANNING YOUR RETIREMENT?

Here are a few basic things to have a comfortable retired life