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Dividend stripping continues unabated

Reading banking funds' performance

It may be smarter to hold individual stocks than funds or have a mix of both

It could be a tough week

Events like a US Fed rate increase should not worry retail investors too much, but any fall in the market is always an opportunity to enter good stocks

Minority shareholder sues Cairn India

Alleges $1.25 bn loan by Cairn India to Vedanta violates Section 67 of the Companies Act, next hearing on Jan 5

RIL dips into MF kitty, may retire debt

Shifts Rs 10k-15k cr from duration to liquid funds

Retail investors can avoid IPOs

Unless it is an issue which gives discounts, there is no real case for them to get into direct stocks

Moving out of equities will hurt EPFO investors

Financial planners say since EPFO deposits are for the retirement kitty, long-term investment in equities is the way to go

Sebi cracks the whip on errant MFs

In the guidelines issued on March 26, fund houses were asked to limit the payment of commission to 100 basis points in the first year

Focus on pharma IPOs next week

Sources say Alkem Laboratories' Rs 1,350-crore IPO and Dr Lal PathLabs' Rs 633-crore IPO will open from December 7 to 9

Index rejig and your stocks

When a stock enters a benchmark index, buy fast or wait for the frenzied buying to pass. But when it exits, the decision has to be more nuanced

Reposition FMPs in your portfolio

While it no longer offers the same short-term advantage, it is still a good product for the medium term

Get ready for debt funds

With four rate cuts this year and more to come, moving your money from short-term to long-term debt funds could be fruitful

Child MF plans better than insurance products

Add a term plan with a child mutual fund for best results, say financial planners

Jobless, and burdened with an education loan?

Banks and financial institutions provide 6-12 months of additional time, beyond which you need to negotiate

Prem Watsa's hands-off approach in India

Are debt funds getting riskier?

Within the same category, there are schemes involving distinctly different strategies; investors need to be careful

S H Kelkar pips IndiGo in grey market activity

Both IPOs open next week

Price hurdle for Coal India divestment

It's time to get an Aadhaar card

Supreme Court allows more instruments to use the biometric card

Equity income funds good for conservatives

Since debt component and arbitrage portions contain equity risk, first-time or retired investors can feel safe