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PPF interest rate history
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

PPF interest rate history

One of the key factors that is most often looked at when considering it as an investment avenue, is the PPF interest rate history to get an idea of the returns one can expect. Here is a look at the PPF interest rate history, in the context of the other key features of the PPF scheme, and its positives and negatives.

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high beta stocks, What are high beta stocks
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

What are high beta stocks

The very term ‘high beta stocks’, sounds exciting and adrenaline packed – well at least as far as investing goes. But how should beta be interpreted, what are high beta stocks and should high beta stocks find a place in your portfolio? These are some of the questions that this article delves into.

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What is IDCW in mutual funds?, Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

What is IDCW in mutual funds?

As a mutual fund investor, chances are you’re wondering what is IDCW in mutual funds. Investing in mutual funds can sometimes feel like an exam with a lot of multiple choice questions – regular plan or direct plan, growth option or IDCW.

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Best dividend paying stocks
General
Pavithra Jaivant

Best dividend paying stocks

How does one view and evaluate stocks to identify them as the best dividend paying stocks? Here is a look at the metrics that will and will not help in this evaluation.

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How to invest in gold
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

How to invest in gold

Here’s looking at the different routes of how to invest in gold so you can pick the one that works best for you. The first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of how to invest in gold is jewelry. But in reality, jewelry is entirely the wrong answer for how to invest in gold.

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What is Nifty BeES, Nifty BeES
Categories
Pavithra Jaivant

What is Nifty BeES? – 7 important points to know

Nifty BeES – you can’t deny that, it is quite an interesting name for a security and no, it has nothing to do with insects of any kind. So what is Nifty BeES? Here is a quick look at what it is, how it works and what its name means.

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best term insurance plan
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

How to choose the best term insurance plan

It becomes important to choose the best term insurance plan for you given what an important part of your financial security toolkit is, and the fact that term plans are at the moment not portable (ability to move between insurers) like health insurance plans.

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mutual fund nav
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

What is Mutual Fund NAV and what it is not – 5 important things to know

It may seem obvious when it comes to the question of what is a mutual fund NAV. But going by the queries we often receive from our customers, there are misconceptions over what the NAV indicates, and how you should use it. Here is a look at how mutual fund NAVs should and should not be viewed.

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personal accident covers, best personal accident covers
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Pavithra Jaivant

How to choose personal accident covers

Insurance policies are always purchased with the hope that they will never be needed. Personal accident covers are no exception. Many of us would rather not even think about accidents – but this shouldn’t stop us from thinking about protection for us and our dependents against the financial burden, in the eventuality that an accident does occur. 

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what is sensex
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

What is sensex – 6 important facts to know

What is Sensex, how is it computed and why is it so important? It is highly unlikely that one would go through a stock market related conversation and not hear the word ‘Sensex’. Frequently described as the pulse or a barometer of market sentiment and the economy, which way and how much the Sensex moves, can make or break their day for may.

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porting health insurance policies, health insurance, portability
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Pavithra Jaivant

The pros and cons of porting a health policy

As per IRDAI (Health Insurance) Regulations 2016, porting means ‘the right accorded to an individual health insurance policyholder (including family cover), to transfer the credit gained for pre-existing conditions and time bound exclusions, from one insurer to another or from one plan to another plan of the same insurer’. In short, should you decide to move from one health insurer to another, or from one plan to another with the same insurer, porting helps you retain some of the benefits you have earned on your old policy. 

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