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hidden fees and charges

How do hidden fees and charges affect your returns

Key Takeaways You have a choice between low cost (direct mutual funds & ETFs), mid cost (traditional mutual funds) and high cost (insurance or endowment products) investments to get access to managed solutions. Based on the numbers, you would be significantly better off choosing the low cost options. You pay high commissions for traditional mutual […]

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Impact of capital gains taxes on your mutual fund investments

Did you know that you can be taxed on your mutual funds investments under capital gains taxes? These taxes can significantly impact your returns. Fret not, like every problem, this too has a solution. But before we explore strategies to minimise them, it is important to understand what capital gains mean. What are capital gains?

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Importance of Expense Ratio while selecting Investments

The common retail investor is getting more and more price sensitive while selecting their investments. This is definitely a good thing, given the background of extremely high charges packaged into traditional financial products. However, this frenzy to reduce charges needs to be approached with caution. By focusing only on cutting down the cost of investment

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