Investment Guide Archive

Emergency Fund – Recurring Deposits and Debt Mutual Funds

Emergency fund always come to fore whenever economic slowdown, market volatility and liquidity crunch occurs. Bank recurring deposits and debt mutual funds are the best options for building up an emergency fund. What is an emergency fund?

ICICI Pru Liquid Fund for Emergency Fund Creation

ICICI Pru Liquid fund, is a debt mutual fund that can be opted by an investor to create the emergency fund, through SIP or lumpsum mode. An emergency fund is the savings set aside to cover unexpected

IDFC Dynamic Bond Fund as Emergency Fund

IDFC Dynamic Bond Fund is suitable for investors with medium to high risk appetite for emergency fund creation. Emergency fund enables the investor to face financial emergencies in a more efficient manner. The most preferred routes for

Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund as Emergency Fund

Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund, is a good debt mutual fund that can be preferred by an investor to create the emergency fund. An emergency fund is the savings set aside to cover unanticipated financial emergencies

NRI, PIO, OCI,OCB, FI, FDI and FPI – Definitions

An investment advisor or a inexperienced NRI often faces difficulty while advising and taking investment decisions. NRI, PIO, OCI, OCB, FI, FDI and FPI are certain terms that often create confusion in the minds of investors and

Dependency on SIP for wealth creation

Mutual Fund investment has evolved as one of the most favoured instrument among Indian investors. Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) has played a crucial role in making mutual funds popular.  SIP is a method of investing a fixed sum

7 Reasons That Make Mutual Fund a Good Investment Option

The purpose of any investment is reinforcing financial independence.  To ensure it , the investment instrument should exhibit essential features like easiness in investment, multiple options for investments, inflation beating return, easy  liquidity,  transparency in end use

Familiarity Bias in Investment

Investment involves picking up the most suitable instrument capable of generating income over a period. As investing is a process of acquiring a financial asset by parting the hard earned money,   the investment decision is always

Investment By Women – Thoughts On International Women’s Day

The power of women and potential of investment by women in India are under utilised.  Among 130 countries, India ranks 120 in female labour force participation rate.  Contribution of women towards GDP is just 17%, less than

Why Should An Earning Woman Invest?

India is a multifaceted country and since times immemorial, women in the country preferred to remain confined to home. It was never a choice; rather the social circumstances compelled them to remain indoors.  The society as a