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Equity investments should be done with a long-term horizon. Since you have about 10 years before you need the capital, you should certainly look at investing in equities.

Avoid disruption

By being diligent at the time of buying the fund, you can avoid the disruption that mergers and acquisitions of mutual funds can cause to your investments

Gilt-edged fund

Highly conservative investors, who want exposure to both equity and gold, could invest a limited portion of their corpus in this fund

Sundaram Capex Opp Fund - G

Timely entry and profit booking enabled the fund to produce impressive returns in the initial year of its existence.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH FMPs?

Fixed Maturity Plans, with their higher indicative returns (than FDs) and tax advantages, have attracted huge amounts of investor money in recent months.

Are you prepared for the turn?

It appears that the interest-rate cycle is about to turn. Fine-tune your financial strategy to profit from the likely decline in interest rates in the first quarter next year

Less risky but not risk free

Debt funds are generally considered to be less risky and simpler than equity funds. These funds are good for investors looking for capital preservation with regular income as a secondary need.

Wait for slowdown to end

In the midst of the current global economic slowdown, commodity prices are falling. Wait and watch

ICICI Prudential Infra Fund - Growth

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund is an open-ended equity fund that invests in infrastructure sectors such as cement, power, telecom, oil and gas, construction and banking.

Is your fund a marathoner?

How do you select an equity fund that is not just last year or next year’s winner, but a steady, long-term performer that will help you build wealth

Overdose of novelty

By investing in this fund, you would bet on a new fund house, a new fund, and its ability to earn returns from futures

Principal Tax Savings - Growth

Principal Tax Savings Fund, an open-ended equity linked savings scheme, aims to build a high quality growth-oriented portfolio...

Reliance Growth - G

Reliance Growth Fund, which was positioned as a diversified equity scheme that invests in stocks of all market caps and takes a long-term view, has stuck to its philosophy till now.

Beat credit risk

At a time when the risk of corporates defaulting on their debt commitments is high, investing in gilt funds will help you

Bet on the haystack

Picking winning funds is like hunting for a needle in a haystack. So instead invest in

DWS Investment Opp Fund-G

DWS Investment Opportunities Fund began with minimal assets under management, and has gradually grabbed the eye of investors with active management tactics that have helped it do well.

A FAILED PRODUCT?

After the high redemption pressure witnessed in Fixed Maturity Plans recently, investors are mulling whether they should stick to

Click2insure launches online claims consulting

Retail insurance site www.click2insure.in has introduced a claims consulting service that will allow its customers to avail free advice from specialists.

ICICI Pru Dynamic Plan - G

ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan, which was launched in October 2002, seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity-related securities.

What’s your investment horizon?

With the exit load on FMPs being hiked by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, and more fund houses likely to follow, customers need to be sure of their investment horizon before investing in the these funds.

How useful are ratings?

What criteria do rating agencies take into account while evaluating funds? Should you depend on their ratings? And can they help you spot tomorrow’s winners?

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