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Endowment plans were the darling of insurance companies, before ULIPs came into the picture. Over the years they might have lost their top slot but are not out of demand; conservative investors still prefer them for their survival benefits, which are missing in term plans. ‘LIC Jeevan Anand’ is one such popular endowment assurance plan which also comes with whole life benefits.

Bonanza year 2009 ended on a happy note and would be remembered for many reasons. Indian stock markets recovered remarkably from their March 2009 lows and went on to register the best year-to-date (YTD) performance in the history of Indian stock market since 1991, with more than 80 per cent return in 2009 and above [...]

Mutual funds are an ideal product for the retail investors who do not have the required knowledge or time to invest in stocks. They have become an effective means to create wealth by maximising returns and minimising risks.

It’s showdown time for the two biggies in the housing finance sector: SBI and HDFC. After the economic meltdown, most banks switched their attention from not-so-profitable commercial lending to retail lending, which have formed a sizeable part of their credit portfolio in the recent past. State Bank of India (SBI) was the frontrunner with its [...]

India’s domestic economy has started showing some signs of revival which is evident from the encouraging numbers that are received from different quarters. On the other hand, the global economic outlook is still not very clear. In this situation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is forced to initiate some precautionary steps on account of abundant liquidity, inflationary pressures and weak credit off-take. As a result, the RBI has announced exit from its expansionary policy and has taken out some of the liquidity windows offered to the ailing sectors during the global crisis.