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UTI AMC IPO
Stocks
Aarati Krishnan

Should you subscribe to the UTI AMC IPO?

The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of UTI AMC is hitting the markets today and will close on October 1. This offer of 3.89 crore shares to the public is made up entirely of sale of shares by UTIโ€™s key shareholders – SBI, LIC and Bank of Baroda. In addition, T Rowe Price International Ltd, a long-standing global investor in UTI and PNB a sponsor, are also selling a small part of their holdings. UTI AMC will not receive any capital infusion from these divestments.

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NPS Asset classes
NPS
Aarati Krishnan

Which asset class to choose in NPS

When investing towards long-term goals such as retirement, your final returns are decided more by your asset allocation than by your choice of products or fund managers. Thatโ€™s why one of the most important decisions youโ€™ll make on your NPS account is this one โ€“ in what proportion youโ€™ll divide your annual contributions between equities, bonds and the rest.

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small cap opportunity
Markets
Aarati Krishnan

How to (and not to) play the small cap opportunity

SEBIโ€™s new circular dictating a minimum mid-cap and small-cap stock allocation has left investors in multicap funds scratching their heads. But thereโ€™s another set of investors who are thrilled with this move. These are the folks who are already invested in smallcap stocks in their direct equity portfolios or owning smallcap equity funds.

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Jeevan Akshay
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

Prime Review: LIC Jeevan Akshay VII

LIC has launched Jeevan Akshay VII – the latest version of its popular immediate annuity plan. So should retirees looking for regular income go for it? Hereโ€™s an analysis of its pros and cons.

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guaranteed returns
Bonds & Deposits
Aarati Krishnan

A guaranteed returns option to tackle low interest rates

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its latest meeting has sent out mixed signals about the future direction of interest rates. Citing an uncertain inflation outlook, it called a pause to its repo rate cuts, holding the rate at 4 per cent. At the same time, it also promised to continue its โ€˜accommodative stanceโ€™ due to unprecedented Covid stress on the economy.

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Term Insurance FAQs
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

FAQs on Term insurance

In our PrimeTime webinar on โ€˜Choosing the Right Term Insuranceโ€™ last Saturday, we received many thought-provoking questions from our subscribers and viewers that we could only partly address, given the paucity of time. Hereโ€™s a more detailed FAQ on term insurance based on your feedback during the webinar. Hope you find it useful!

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gilt funds
Mutual funds & ETFs
Aarati Krishnan

Is it the time to buy gilt funds?

With interest rates on bank deposits, small savings schemes and most categories of debt funds taking a knock, many investors are on the lookout for that one miracle avenue that will give them high returns with capital safety. Gilt mutual funds, which invest only in government bonds, on the face of it, look very appealing today because of their high past returns.

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term insurance riders
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

Do you need riders on your term insurance plan?

Apart from allowing you to structure your term insurance plan in different ways through options, life insurers also tempt you with another set of add-ons โ€“ riders. Riders allow you to cover additional risks to your income, for an extra premium added to your base term plan.

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Term insurance options
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

What options should you choose in your term plan?

Pure term plans from life insurers are, at their core, very simple products. You pay regular premiums to the insurer during your working years. The insurer promises to pay your beneficiaries a lumpsum in the event of your untimely death. This may lead you to believe that buying a term insurance policy is a cakewalk.

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term insurance
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

How we ranked term insurance plans

Life insurance must surely figure among the most misunderstood financial products in India. Some folks think of their insurance policy as an investment, others as a compulsory portfolio component and yet others as an estate planning vehicle.

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life insurance
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

Who doesnโ€™t need life insurance?

Most Indians harbour the notion that they cannot do without life insurance. One of the first โ€˜investmentโ€™ products that young Indians are encouraged to buy, on landing a job, is an insurance policy. But this is based on a flawed understanding of life insurance as a product. Life insurance isnโ€™t designed to enrich someone on your death. Its primary purpose is to compensate your dependants for the loss of your income in the event of your untimely death. So yes, there are many categories of folks who simply donโ€™t need to buy life insurance. Here are the main ones.

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