Paying Commissions   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 19, 2010
Paying Commissions

No Longer a good hedge   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 17, 2010
Earlier, gold acted as a hedge against stock market volatility. That may not be the case any longer

Triggering a Collapse   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 12, 2010
Stop-loss orders make no sense, especially in the case of long term investors

Constancy is the key   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 10, 2010
Market declines work to your advantage if you continue with your SIP

Making Sense of Funds' Portfolio   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 07, 2010

One of the mysteries of evaluating the performance of equity funds is that the portfolios of funds that performed poorly often look the same as those of funds that have performed well. To see what I mean, go to ValueResearchOnline.com, and open the list of funds of any equity category. Sort the category by long-term performan..

Time for spring cleaning   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 06, 2010
This is a good time to rid your portfolio of the absolute duds

Does Reputation Indicate Trustworthiness?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 04, 2010
Should you believe that big names and big reputations really indicate that someone is trustworthy?

Debt Funds   Research   Desk |  May 03, 2010
Recently, the unheralded and largely unnoticed demise of a

Clear Thinking About Debt Funds   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 03, 2010
The basics of diversification work very differently for debt funds

Will passive investment catch on?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 28, 2010
Low volumes and divergence from underlying index mar an otherwise desirable product class

How to Profit From Small Company Shares   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 23, 2010
The small-cap index has risen 215 per cent from its bottom in March 2009. But investors should consider the risks before falling prey to the euphoria

Sell Insurance Not Investment   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 22, 2010
On account of the capital adequacy norms they have to adhere to, insurers prefer to sell products with low insurance component

Why ULIP is a Bad Investment   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 19, 2010
ULIP proponents generally give a set of reasons which in their opinion invalidate criticism of ULIPs

SEBI and ULIPs   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 16, 2010
The last few days have seen some unprecedented events in India's

Alert Investors Already Know ULIP Truth   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 12, 2010
A lot depends on whether SEBI succeeds in reigning in ULIPs, but many investors already know enough to avoid them