'Your parents are not your emergency fund, children not your retirement fund'Many individuals believe that if they provide the best education to their kids and help them settle comfortably in life, they would have an...
‘Plan for your life with whatever you have, try to increase investments with time’Many investors don't have a financial plan because they feel they don't earn much. Raj Talati, a certified financial planner, believes this...
Do you really understand various risks associated with your investment life?Risk is a vague concept for most investors.
7 steps to create a good financial planVivek Shah, Founder & Chief Emotions Officer, Finrise, was speaking at the ET Wealth Investment Workshop held in Ahmadabad on March 8.
Don’t ignore taxation when planning for retirement
Why investing for 7 years is important for equity mutual fund investorsSubir Jha also told the participants to not extend the instant gratification culture in their regular life to investment life.
'Don’t skip taxation, inflation, loads while planning for retirement’Talking to the participants at the ET wealth Investment Workshop, Billimoria said investors should work with real numbers.
Can mutual funds give multibagger returns like stocks?This was a question thrown at Rajeev Thakkar, Chief Investment officer, PPFAS Mutual Fund, at the ET Wealth Investment Workshop, held at De...
Highest risk is often not taking any risk at all: Deepali Sen, Founder, Srujan Financial AdvisorsDo investors understand the concept of risk?
Value investing helps to tackle volatility, says Chirag Mehta of Quantum Mutual FundQuantum Mutual Fund’s criteria for stock selection is a four-level process, explained Chirag Mehta.
Value investing is more than buying cheap stocks, says Chirag Mehta of Quantum MFWhat is value investing? Is it all about buying stocks cheap and waiting patiently to realise its true value?
Basic premise of SIP is to cash in on volatility: Anand Radhakrishnan of Franklin Templeton AMCDoes the current volatility in the stock market bother you?
Which is the best mutual fund category to save for your retirement?Does it really make a big difference if you invest in a largecap, a midcap, a multicap or a smallcap fund, when you are investing for a lon...
Instead of how much returns, ask how long will you stay invested, say Brijesh Dalmia, CFPThe markets are volatile. Should I invest in mutual funds now?
Multicap category is the only unconstrained one now, Harshad Patwardhan of Edelweiss MFIf you are owning just one mutual fund scheme, what it should be? Take a guess. It must be a smallcap scheme, right?
ETWIW: Multicap funds, financial planning errors, and efficient tax planning in KolkataDo multicap mutual fund schemes make more sense after the recent re-categorisation exercise by Sebi?
9 mistakes to avoid while planning for your retirementIt is very common to come across individuals in their early 20s speaking seriously about their retirement plans.