Mutual Fund Dividend is one of the most popular mis-selling points. At the same time, Mutual Fund Dividend is USP for fund houses. It is one of the key reason for the popularity of a scheme. In many cases, the popularity of the mutual fund scheme is directly proportional to the frequency, and quantum of Mutual Fund Dividend declared. The investment advisers are not kind enough to explain the novice investor that Mutual Fund Dividend is being paid from the investment only. Mutual Fund Dividend is entirely different from Stock Dividend. Financially, the dividend declared on a stock is truly your ... Read More
ULIP – Investment or Insurance?
I am always confused whether to refer ULIP as Investment product or Insurance product. It cannot be attributed to my financial illiteracy. ULIP is a mix of both investment and insurance i.e. Jack of all trades. Till date ULIP has a roller coaster ride. Once it was darling of both buyer and the seller then it was most hated product which no investor wanted to touch. Thanks to IRDA for clearing most of the mess around ULIP. Acche Din of ULIP are back with dream run of stock market since Sep'13. In my opinion, fate of ULIP is linked to performance of stock market. Like Mangoes & Strawberry, ... Read More