Here is a review of Quantum Long Term Equity Mutual Fund. This is a large cap/mid cap equity mutual fund from Quantum Fund house. Quantum fund house is run by Ajit Dayal – one of India’s only maverick mutual fund visionary. Ajit has successfully run his funds without any support from powerful distribution channels andRead More
5 ways on how to calculate your life insurance needs
How to calculate your life insurance needs is an often asked question and many investors use quick thumb rules to get to the actual requirement. Then there are more sophisticated methods which financial planners use to zero down on the accurate figure. This post is about all the methods which exists and investors need to beRead More
Battered and bruised in H1 2012 and investment tips for H2 2012
The first 6 months of 2012 are drawing to a close. If you think for a moment, then in January 2012, all of us must have made many promises to ourselves about how we would invest our money and follow a disciplined investment strategy. A lot of investors might have set higher expectation from the stockRead More
Should you buy ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity fund ?
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund was launched by ICICI Prudential AMC on June 19th 2012. Let us check the details and see whether it makes sense to invest in this mutual fund. A bit on the fund house first. ICICI Prudential AMC is one of the most reputed fund houses in India. It hasRead More
Live Example – how a chartered accountant fleeced an investor
A peer friend of mine had written an article sometime back on why a chartered accountant cannot be a financial planner. The truth hit me home hard when a prospective client came in through my door with a question – “I cannot pay the premiums of my insurance policies”. I dug into the case andRead More
Personal Finance Rules of Thumb [infographics]
While I am not a fan of rules of thumb and usually take a clinical approach to zero down on requirements like retirement wants, how much insurance you need or how much you need to invest in equity, not all the readers here can do the number crunching. For investors such as these, it makesRead More