Life Insurance Saving Plans Explained – Assured and Money Back Plan

In continuation of the article – Different Types of Life Insurance Policy Available, in this article, I am going to explain 2 more types of very lucrative life insurance saving plans. 2 Types of Life Insurance Saving Plans Assured Income Plan (Or Guaranteed Income Plan) Money Back Plan [1] Assured Income Plan – This life insurance saving […]

Different Types of Life Insurance Policy Available

As most commonly understood, a life Insurance policy provides financial protection to your family in the unfortunate event of your death. lt involves paying small sums each month called premiums and at maturity of the policy, you will receive returns the policy may have earned over the years (depending on the type of life insurance […]

Motilal Oswal India Opportunities Fund (IOPV2) – PMS Review

Product: Motilal Oswal India Opportunities Fund (IOPV2) Strategy Focus: deliver higher returns by making investments in stocks and sectors that can benefit from India’s emerging businesses. Concentration: The portfolio typically consists of 15-20 mid cap stocks. Ideal for: Ideal for investors looking to invest in small and mid cap stocks for higher than average growth. Note: […]

Alchemy Capital – Performance fee based PMS Model

There has always been debate among investors about the ethic of charging a fixed management fee as opposed to a fee based on the performance of the fund manager. If an asset manager is sure about his ability, why not have an option like the one below: Ill charge 50% profits over 10%; and share […]

7 Low Risk Stocks For Long Term Wealth Creation

Recently I read Ambit’s coffee can portfolio report and MOSL’s annual wealth creation report (the latter I find to be much more insightful and on target). I think composition of the Nifty itself can be a que to long term investing, even though the Nifty changes faster than some of these other reports. You may […]

Is It a Good Time To Buy stocks? – 2 Rules

Last few months have kept all of us busy; hence lesser writing on my part. Naturally, things have been busy with a lot of buying and selling across all sorts of trade-able and investment grade instruments. Market activity is very different from how it was 2-3 years back. There is new breed of investors, many […]

How Much of Your Portfolio Should be in Fixed Income – Asset Allocation

View on the Market: From these levels it is unlikely that the markets will fall much. As always, stocks and indices can move up or down 10% in either direction without a real reason. Like you, everyone is waiting for the market to fall so they can invest at better value. Any 2-3% fall will […]

How to Redeem Fractional Units of ETFs and Mutual Funds?

Redeem Fractional Units in ETFs/Liquid Bees Liquid Bees (and other ETFs) declare daily dividend which gets reinvested in the same scheme on daily basis. The units arising out of dividend reinvestment result in fractional units. (The Units are allotted up to three decimals). As the minimum trading lot that an investor can sell on NSE […]

The Power of Liquidity in Stock Markets

Remember the number of times you dipped into that coin box we all have at our homes? It’s the best form of contingency reserve to pay small (or often big) bills. Such boxes keep life moving when everything else fails. Isn’t it? Liquidity in stock markets is like that coin box. It can bail you […]

The Impact of Different Fee Structures in PMS Schemes

Related articles on expense ratio: Mutual Funds Expense Ratio Comparison – Direct and Regular Plans How to Buy Online Mutual Fund Plans Expense Ratio’s Effect on Your PMS Returns Unlike mutual funds where expense ratio for each fund is pre-decided for every investor, in a PMS scheme, investors can choose from different fees/structure offered by […]