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Diwali edition of Sovereign Gold Bonds available bet 9-13th Nov 2020

Series VIII of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2020-21 will be available from November 09-13, 2020 with Settlement date November 18, 2020. During this period, the price will be Rs. 5177 per gram for offline...



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Flexi-cap mutual funds: new scheme category – what investors should do?

SEBI has today announced a new equity scheme category: “Flexi cap fund”. This comes after Septembers announcement of multicap asset allocation rules (25% each of large, mid and small cap...



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Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener November 2020

The freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener (November 2020) is now available. Use it to screen for consistently performing equity mutual funds. You can screen based on fund category &...



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Now everyone can get income-tax exemption for payment of deemed LTC fare

The Government launched an LTC (Leave Travel Concession) Cash Voucher Scheme for Central Government employees on 12th October 2020 to enable employees to purchase goods and services instead of...



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Three Nifty index funds with lowest tracking error (Nov 2020)

From this month, we shall be publishing a tracking error report of index funds (ETFs to be added later). The data is available for free and will be presented in an intuitive, easy-to-understand...



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Equity MFs are too risky with no guarantees why should I invest in them?

Each time we point out that Sensex or Nifty returns have reduced considerably over the last decade and caution investors to lower expectations, there are always a few comments that go, “why to...



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GOI Bond 6.8% maturing 2060 Available Nov 3 and 4

Govt of India (GOI) has announced the sale (Re-issue) of 6.80% Government bonds maturing in 2060. Retail investors can participate in this sale via the NSEgoBid platform on Nov 3rd and 4th 2020 (10...



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How a market crash affects index funds: A better way to measure tracking error

In this article, we show how the NAV of an index fund or the price of an ETF is affected by a market crash and discuss a simple, effective way to measure tracking error. That is how well the fund or...



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Can I get 8% return without risk for five years in the current economy?

This was a question posed in Facebook Group, Asan Ideas For Wealth: “Say I have 100rs and I am a highly risk-averse Individual and want 8% return YoY in the current economy. What are the...



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Examples: Payment of difference bet compound interest & simple interest in loan accounts

Following the Supreme Court’s direction, the government came up with a scheme to waive off interest on interest during the 6 month moratorium period for eligible loans. As per the scheme, the lending...



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