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Save for retirement and enjoy tax benefit, too

Save for retirement and enjoy tax benefit, too

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

New retirement schemes from MFs offer Section 80C benefit but locks in your money for five years

Falling rupee and its impact on global funds

Falling rupee and its impact on global funds

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

Gold funds have returned -5.2 per cent, while the Sensex is down 7 per cent in the past year.

Drop in Infosys stock breeds caution among fund managers

Drop in Infosys stock breeds caution among fund managers

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Corrective measures are already being taken by fund managers - overall allocation to the IT firm has been pruned by 120 basis points, from 4.43 per cent in March to 3.24 per cent in July

Indian markets' worst week in four years

Indian markets' worst week in four years

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

Benchmark indices plunge 4.7% in the first full week of 2016.

GST: Celebrations, but fingers crossed!

GST: Celebrations, but fingers crossed!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

'While the GST is structured to be an all-encompassing tax and to create a vastly expanded digital network of recorded transactions, no one knows how traders long used to avoiding taxes will apply their ingenuity,' says T N Ninan.

The A-Z of 2018

The A-Z of 2018

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

The year gone by, decoded by Shuma Raha.

Want to 'own a piece of India'?

Want to 'own a piece of India'?

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Tata Mutual Fund's 'own a piece of India' offering is suitable for informed investors.

A champion plans to create Indian Olympic medallists

A champion plans to create Indian Olympic medallists

Rediff.com30 Sep 2019

Triple Olympic gold medal winner and five-time World record holder Stephanie Rice reveals how she plans to get an Olympic medal for India in swimming in 2028.

Can Indian markets absorb FII selling?

Can Indian markets absorb FII selling?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

'It is unlikely that foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) might increase their India allocation, given the overweight status for most FPIs.' 'Given the commentary from the Republican Party, an anti-imports approach means money will not flow out of the US.'

Olympic champ Phelps swims his way to Rio Games

Olympic champ Phelps swims his way to Rio Games

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Michael Phelps gifted himself an early birthday present by winning the 200 metres butterfly at the US Olympic swim trials on Wednesday to punch his ticket to the Rio Summer Games.

Your mutual fund misconception demystified

Your mutual fund misconception demystified

Rediff.com2 May 2016

Here's what you should look at before investing in mutual funds.

Sensex ends 88 points lower; Tata Group shares weigh

Sensex ends 88 points lower; Tata Group shares weigh

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer

Large-cap funds can withstand market shocks

Large-cap funds can withstand market shocks

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

Monday's steep fall turned Sensex's yearly returns to - 2.57%, but only two large-cap funds did worse.

The legend of 'Flying Dutchman' Johan Cruyff

The legend of 'Flying Dutchman' Johan Cruyff

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

The following is a factbox on former Dutch international who was popularly known as 'Flying Dutchman'.

Here's how to pick the right tax-saving fund

Here's how to pick the right tax-saving fund

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Experts say the size of the fund shouldn't be a primary criterion for selection.

Move over Apple, India has its own share of super stocks

Move over Apple, India has its own share of super stocks

Rediff.com4 May 2015

The company has a market capitalisation of $743 billion.

Why Fortis Healthcare has a bevy of suitors

Why Fortis Healthcare has a bevy of suitors

Rediff.com1 May 2018

With over 45 healthcare facilities and over 300 vibrant diagnostic centres, Fortis is India's second-largest hospital chain -- next only to Apollo, which has 64 hospitals with 10,000 beds. Therefore, any international or domestic hospital chain that buys Fortis will simply catapult to the numero uno position.

You can time the market with these funds

You can time the market with these funds

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Investors can sell their entire equity and move to debt when stocks get expensive

First look: Anushka wrestles for Sultan

First look: Anushka wrestles for Sultan

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Why I think Trump will be a great President

Why I think Trump will be a great President

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

'What Trump and Kim have demonstrated is that leaders need not remain prisoners of the status quo and they can, by showing the necessary will and courage, break out of the hang-ups and constrictions of the past and carve out a new pathway for themselves,' says B S Raghavan.

Top 10 FPIs' stake in Indian equities at Rs 1.8 lakh crore

Top 10 FPIs' stake in Indian equities at Rs 1.8 lakh crore

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Today, it holds $131 billion in assets under management.

Kyrgios hits back at Olympic great Fraser after 'racist' slur

Kyrgios hits back at Olympic great Fraser after 'racist' slur

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Nick Kyrgios has accused Olympic great Dawn Fraser of being a 'blatant racist'.

Buffett on US-China, missing Amazon story, cryptocurrency

Buffett on US-China, missing Amazon story, cryptocurrency

Rediff.com7 May 2018

Here's a pick of what Warrenn Buffett had to say over the weekend, and his annual 'Woodstock for Capitalists'.

Is this a good time to buy debt funds?

Is this a good time to buy debt funds?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

While an impending rate cut is a good reason to enter debt funds, another is the high valuations in equity markets.

10 things that the Modi govt is doing WRONG

10 things that the Modi govt is doing WRONG

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

B S Raghavan, a Chennai-based retired bureaucrat, lists here ten things that the Narendra Modi government is doing wrong.

Shiv Kapur set to make the cut at British Open

Shiv Kapur set to make the cut at British Open

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

Indian golfer Shiv Kapur found the going tough as he returned with eight bogeys and two birdies in the second round but still is set to make the cut in the 142nd Open Championships in Muirfield, Scotland, on Friday. Kapur returned for a six-over 77 in the second round, and at three-over for two rounds he is expected to stay for the weekend.

Interstellar's Indian Connection

Interstellar's Indian Connection

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Venugopal talk about his life as a matte painter and compositor and his work on Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning film.

Weekly report: Modi's victory puts stock market on steroids

Weekly report: Modi's victory puts stock market on steroids

Rediff.com24 May 2014

The index gained 572 points, or 2.4 per cent, this week while the Nifty added 164 points, or 2.3 per cent

He got suspended from school for watching World Cup!

He got suspended from school for watching World Cup!

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

Watching the 1992 World Cup got New Zealand's Grant Elliott suspended from school but also set him on the path to a career as a professional cricket.

IT funds pip consumer, pharma on 1-year returns

IT funds pip consumer, pharma on 1-year returns

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

managers said the weaker rupee, which has driven up shares of technology companies, has helped the fund fetch better returns.

Smaller is better in equity mutual funds

Smaller is better in equity mutual funds

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.

Why SIPs win over lumpsum investing

Why SIPs win over lumpsum investing

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand

Are you a successful investor?

Are you a successful investor?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Find out if you do these 6 things to become one

Check out golf's hottest rivalry: McIlroy and Spieth

Check out golf's hottest rivalry: McIlroy and Spieth

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Jordan Spieth won a US Open that put all four majors in the hands of golf's young guns, signalling a changing of the guard is complete.

'Nehru was eclectic, and brilliant'

'Nehru was eclectic, and brilliant'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

Historian Stanley Wolpert, author of several books on India, passed into the ages recently. We remember Professor Wolpert with Rajeev Srinivasan's March 1997 interview published on the occasion of his controversial book on Jawaharlal Nehru.

Best equity mutual funds to invest in

Best equity mutual funds to invest in

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

Mid- and small-cap funds dominate the list, opening up opportunity for investors to make contra bets in large-cap funds

Bhullar moves up to 4th in Asian Tour Order of Merit

Bhullar moves up to 4th in Asian Tour Order of Merit

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar on Monday moved up to fourth in the latest Order of Merit after his fifth Asian Tour victory at the Indonesia Open.

Sporting feats to remember 2018 by

Sporting feats to remember 2018 by

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal.

CLT20: Cape Cobras beat Barbados Tridents via Super Over

CLT20: Cape Cobras beat Barbados Tridents via Super Over

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Cape Cobras held their nerve at key moments to get the better of Barbados Tridents via the 'Super Over' in the Champions League T20 match in Mohali on Friday to keep their slender hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals alive. Chasing a fighting target of 175, Cobras started in whirlwind fashion but lost momentum before scrambling up 174 for five to tie the scores. Jonathan Carter's brilliant unbeaten 111 for Tridents went in vain as the South African outfit came up trumps in a pulsating affair.

Has the Amelia Earhart mystery finally been solved?

Has the Amelia Earhart mystery finally been solved?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

The aviation pioneer's body has never been officially found after she disappeared July 2, 1937.