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As an Editorial Consultant for BW Businessworld, Aniruddha writes independently on investor awareness, correct financial planning & investing practices and the impact of regulatory developments on the personal finance ecosystem. He holds an MBA with distinction from Oxford.
Their net AUM (Assets Under Management) may be close to the 18-lakh crore (18 trillion) rupee mark, but an astonishing number of seemingly simple, and yet potentially damaging fallacious beliefs about mutual funds as an investment vehicle seem to withstand the test of time. In this series, we explore - and debunk - them, three at a time
Read MoreThe RBI also stated that it anticipates a sharp recovery in the growth trajectory in 2017-18 on the back of five factors
Read MoreIf you’re open to exploring new investment avenues to generate inflation beating returns from your portfolio, you should stay put in the fund
Read MoreYou and your friend are nearly the exact same age, and both of you applied for the same Life Insurance policy. Your friend's proposal was accepted, whereas your Life Insurance Advisor came back to you with an increased premium requirement for the same life cover. Confused? Besides your age, here are a few factors that may have influenced this outcome
Read MoreIt’s critical to align your choice of funds to the time horizon of your goals, regardless of your risk appetite
Read MoreInstead of waiting indefinitely for their surpluses to become large enough to warrant a 'significant' investment, successful savers start from where they are now - even if it's as low as Rs. 500 per month. They understand that when it comes to creating wealth over the long-term, well begun is half done. Savings, like most other things, is a habit after all
Read MoreWith its unique investment philosophy, IPEIF provides investors with a chance to achieve double-digit returns without taking on excessive risk
Read MoreThe Persistency of an Insurer's book is quite likely it's most critical industry business parameter. Every stakeholder in the Life Insurance ecosystem is affected by it. Clients who do not renew their policies will end up forfeiting all, or most, of the premiums already paid, resulting in a direct and tangible financial loss for them
Read MoreYou will have the convenience of being able to access all your life, health, and general insurance policies in a single window view by logging into your account.
Read MoreHe firmly believed that most young entrants into the broking space were commission focused and their 'recommendations' arising from their own need to make you trade to maximize their turnovers
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