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Tipping point

Exotic investment options for HNIs

Alternative investments are catching up, though they need high risk appetite

What do you do, sir?

Good traders don't try to predict how long a given pattern will hold

Another worry on the Facebook issue

Ulips are more expensive than MFs

Investors pump in Rs 47,000 cr in MFs in Oct

Thus making it the highest net inflow in six months

Get refund on travel expenses while repairing your car

rpoduct likely to be named 'Garage Cash' the company has already sought the regulator's approval

Pension plans under new guidelines good for insurers

New pension scheme offers flexibility of choosing annuity provider while MF pension schemes are cheaper

Bharti AXA Life Insurance launches revised online term plan

Life cover for eProtect has now been increased to 75 years of age

Munich Re offers serial loss cover for REpower's offshore wind turbines

Becomes the first insurance group to offer serial loss cover for offshore wind energy units

Life insurers can't participate in repo transactions: Irda

Says exposure to reverse repo transactions should not exceed 10% of the fund size

Double benefits on interest payments?

Interest paid for purchasing the property can be deducted from capital gains while selling, says Chennai tribunal

Gilt mutual funds find takers on rate cut hopes

Folios under gilt schemes rise 40% in a year

Reliance Growth Fund touches a net asset value of Rs 500

The fund, launched 17 years ago, is the first in the industry to achieve this NAV level

Have a base before topping it up

While some insurers sell top-up policies without a base policy, it is risky to do so

Keeping it simple for small-town investors

While Sebi's proposals tackle the risk factor for retail investors, the challenge will be to sell it to them

Is it compulsory to invest in equities?

Though most experts suggest it is an essential part of your portfolio, it need not be so if you are not doing any asset allocation

Prepare for the worst-case scenario

Relying on company-provided medical insurance and provident fund as your only emergency backup can hurt

Strategies in passive investing

Combined portfolio of ETFs and high dividend-yield stocks can give better returns

Your money, their business

Family offices provide investment advice, plan succession and even help buy airplanes