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For tax saving, consider only a few instruments

With insurers, fund houses and others pushing products during this time, do the numbers first

Rally in rate sensitives?

40 Years Ago...and now: Mutual mayhem

The evolution of the mutual funds sector in India has been marked by crises that have hurt investors time and again

FTIL exit Bourse Africa soon?

The new-look 20:80 schemes

It is a good entry point into an expensive property but you do need to ask a few tough questions

Panic buying?

It's Goldilocks' time for India: Vikas Sharma

Interview with Senior MD, and President and CEO, India, Nomura

How to build an emergency fund

It's important to have at least three months' salary in liquid form. This will help tide over bad times

Ulips are cheaper, yet not useful

Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart

5 questions you should ask a mutual fund seller

It is important to know whether you are being sold the right scheme; these questions will help elicit the answers needed

HDFC to exit Hindustan Oil Exploration?

Follow FIIs on large-cap segment alone

Use the buy-and-hold strategy for three to five years and you are most likely to be a winner

PSU banks fail to sell MFs

Despite having their own asset management cos PSBs, sans SBI, have earned dismally low brokerage incomes of less than Rs 10 cr

Recent IPOs catch MF's fancy

We are seeing turnaround of capex cycle: Madhusudan Kela

Interview with Chief Investment Strategist, Reliance Capital

All NFOs aren't bad for the portfolio

Avoid similar or large schemes. But if there is one that is beneficial from the tax or strategy perspective, consider investing in it

Why open offers aren't attractive for many investors

If the share price runs up, sell in the secondary market. Tax anomaly makes these offers unattractive

Exit load is good for investors

But avoid sector funds that have such loads because of their cyclical nature

Sentiment isn't everything

It will be some time before things change on the ground. Don't get carried away

Q2 results preview for Sensex firms: Double-digit earnings growth expected

Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee