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Can I get a pension using GOI bonds instead of LIC pension?

Pension is an extremely important part of a personal retirement portfolio. Recent developments in the bond market have made it possible for a retail investor to buy long-term Government of India...



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Handpicked List of Mutual Funds Oct-Dec 2020 (PlumbLine)

With the fourth quarter of 2020 almost upon us, we review the freefincal list of handpicked mutual funds. New and old investors can use it according to their specific needs. Called...



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These Eight Large and Midcap Mutual Funds are consistent outperformers

These eight large and midcap mutual funds have consistently outperformed the Nifty Largemidcap 250 TRI over every possible three, four and five-year windows since 1st Jan 2013. The analysis was...



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When to use a bank overdraft account?

An overdraft account is a type of credit facility offered by a bank in which one can overdraw funds, for example, write a cheque for Rs. one lakh when our account balance is zero. In this article, we...



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Can I use index funds to get dividend income instead of stocks?

A person with a profile name MoneyGita asks if dividend income can be obtained from index funds (or ETFs) after retirement instead of using stocks. Sometimes the answer to a question in personal...



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Can I use these two index funds for retirement instead of Nifty, Nifty Next 50?

Natesh asks, “I’m 24 and investing for my retirement goal which is around 30 years away. Asset Allocation: Equity 70% and fixed income 30%. Within the equity portion, Axis Nifty 100 Index...



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Should I close my PPF account after maturity or extend it?

I received an unusual question from a reader that said, “my ppf account is nearing maturity. should I close it and invest the amount into equity to correct my asset allocation close to where it...



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Focused Mutual Funds: Have they given better returns?

Focused mutual funds are schemes that can invest in a maximum of 30 stocks in large cap or mid cap or small cap stocks or across market cap (multicap). The scheme must invest 65% of assets in equity...



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Course Contents: How to get people to pay for your skills

This is the contents of the new course: How to get people to pay for your skills. This is for anyone looking to earn extra income (aka side hustle) or passive income; anyone who wants to start a blog...



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ICICI Prudential ESG Fund Review: Should You Invest?

ICICI Prudential ESG Fund is an open-ended equity scheme investing in companies identified based on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) theme. This is a review of the ESG theme and whether...



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