How your life’s work can support you in your second innings. We all know many successor entrepreneurs. Some own retail outlets. Some run large consultancies. Some run heavy manufacturing units on the outskirts of city. And all of them, with very few exceptions, are excellent at what they do. They have trusted employees who are […]
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Discretionary risk does not disappear from systematic investments. It relocates. Ask most investors to explain the difference between an index fund and an actively managed fund and you will get a version of the same answer. One follows a rule. The other follows a person. Risk, in this telling, is the price you pay for
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SEBI is reportedly in talks to ease the NISM Series XIII certification — the exam every Mutual Fund Distributor must clear before distributing Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs). The reasoning, as with the recent PMS exam relaxation, appears to be a high failure rate and pressure from industry bodies asking for a more accessible bar. I
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Why did SEBI introduce Specialised Investment Funds (SIF)? Understand the structural gap between mutual funds and AIF and what it means for investors.
Specialised Investment Funds (SIF) are a new investment category in India. Learn what SIF is, how it fits between mutual funds and AIF, and why investors may begin hearing more about it.
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A proposal to cut large upfront commissions on Life Insurance Products is under consideration at IRDAI. And I welcome it even though it means lesser revenue in the short run. Let me tell you why. Life insurance is one of the most lucrative products to sell in the financial space. The commissions go as high
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Mumbai has no shortage of profitable small and mid-sized manufacturing businesses. Many of these enterprises are well-run, generate consistent cash flows, and operate in stable niche markets. Yet a common reality remains: not every business can scale endlessly. When expansion is constrained — whether by market size, regulatory complexity, or operational bandwidth — surplus capital
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20s is a confusing time. You are simultaneously stressed about how your hair looks for the date and how your sales report looks for the boss. Relationships, living on your own, worrying about all the bills, planning finances, figuring out the long term goals, so many things have to be figured out for the first
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Everywhere you look today, including my status, you will hear about SIP or the Systematic Investment Plan. It is a simplest way of investing a set amount in mutual funds every year. You set an amount, pick some funds according to your goals, and bam, your investment is sorted. And it works really well for
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I. Introduction: What Life Insurance Really Means Life insurance is too frequently misconceived as just another financial plan, but in reality, it’s a promise—a commitment to financially protect your family when you can no longer care for them. From the point of view of an insurance agent, life insurance is not merely about figures or
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