Category Mutual Funds

Power of Compounding

If you want to go around the earth and start with 100 metres on first day and double the distance every day, How long do you think it will take? 1 year? 10 Year? Let’s find out, within 19 days…

Understanding Return

Understanding Return Calculating return would have been easier, if we had been investing exactly for one year. But that doesn’t happen in practical world. Investment is normally done in staggered manner and each investment is not kept for same period…

Understanding Risk

Personal finance is everything to do with managing your money and Saving and investing. We are sharing series of articles where we shall discuss 9 useful personal finance concepts which everyone should know and learn. In this first part we…

Home Loan EMI Vs SIP

Combination of EMI and SIP can save you lot of money What if your Home loan tenure is reduced without increasing EMI, even if the interest rate remains the same? Sounds interesting? Read it. In year 2010, I bought the…

Equity & Chinese Bamboo

Equity Investments are just like growing Chinese bamboo. Both requires lot of patience and time to grow. Unlike other trees, growing Chinese bamboo requires lots of time and more of passion.  It takes 5 years and 3 months (almost 63 months)…

Value Investing vs. Growth Investing

Value Investing vs. Growth Investing: Which of These is Right for You? When looking at stocks and shares, there are two main strategies you can use to invest. They are value investing and growth investing. Value versus growth, which is…

Taxation on ELSS

Do You Know How Your ELSS Gains Are Taxed? Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) is a tax-saving mutual fund you can invest in and reduce your taxable income. However, the gains made from ELSS investment are taxable. What differentiates ELSS…

How couples can invest in Mutual Funds

4 Things That Couples Should Keep in Mind While Investing In Mutual Funds If you are married, you may spend a lot of time with your better half, helping them solve their problems, planning vacations or just relaxing at home.…

What are Target maturity funds

Want inflation-beating predictable returns? Check out Target Maturity Funds    Are you looking for a mutual fund that gives you predictable returns without stock market investments? You may look at target maturity funds. Target maturity fund is a type of…