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FinEdge is India's leading tech enabled investment management company and manages over 1000 crores of goal-based investments for its 18,000 clients spread across 1800 cities in the country.

FinEdge has pioneered the use of technology and human expertise and has established itself as the world's first wealth tech company to introduce Bionic investing.

Five Mutual Fund Pitfalls to avoid

Mutual Fund investing can be tricky, especially if markets play spoilsport – and a lot of investors who seek out a mutual fund advisor online end up falling prey to investing biases. If you’re a Mutual Fund investor during these uncertain times, watch out for these 5 pitfalls.

Goal Planning using a Step-Up SIP Calculator

Here’s a common scenario – you undergo online investment planning using a DIY app or website, and it turns out that you need to save Rs. 25,000 per month to meet your financial goal. However, your monthly surplus is just Rs. 5,000. Disheartened, you put off your decision to invest altogether “for a better time”. Unfortunately, that better time never ends up coming about.

What Women expect from their Financial Planners

Women are earning more, living longer, and controlling a larger proportion of discretionary spends and household investment decisions than ever before. Many women stand to inherit twice – first from their fathers, and then their husbands. And yet, global experts suggest that 5 out of 6 women feel that they aren’t being well served by their Financial Planners.

How RBI Rate Hikes impact your Mutual Fund investments

Rising interest rates directly impact mutual fund investments, particularly debt funds, as bond prices drop in a high-rate environment, leading to lower returns, especially for long-maturity funds. While equity funds may also see short-term declines due to higher corporate borrowing costs and reduced liquidity, investors are advised to stay focused on goal-based investing, avoid market timing, and maintain SIPs to benefit from long-term cost averaging.

What is three common Mutual Fund myths?

As the Mutual Fund industry continues to grow with overall assets touching the Rs. 39 Lakh Crore mark, here are a few commonly held myths that any good mutual fund investment planner will ask you watch out for before you invest.

How financial planning can make you a better parent

High-quality financial planning not only secures your future but also helps you become a better parent by enabling a well-balanced lifestyle, covering risks with adequate insurance, and achieving financial goals like your child's education. Additionally, it reduces financial stress, ensuring you're mentally present and fostering a supportive environment for your family, while a strong retirement plan alleviates dependence on your children, benefiting future generations.

Retirement Planning Tips for Married Couples

So, you went ahead and tied the knot with the man or woman of your dreams. It’s a time of celebration, and surely, retirement planning is the last thing on your minds! However, this is actually the best possible time to get your heads together and consult a retirement planner . You’ve got time on our side, and would be mentally open to establishing “joint” money values that you will carry forward into your life together. Here’s what you need to do.

How Financial Advice is helpful in Investment Planning

With the widespread proliferation of FinTech based DIY (Do it Yourself) investment planning platforms, the role of a financial advisor has taken a backseat in the minds of some people. While the convenience and ease of transactions that these DIY financial advice platforms provide cannot be disputed, the ultimate efficacy of financial advice is the end outcome – which is, does it enable you to achieve your financial goals or not? And anecdotal evidence suggests that platforms that remove the financial advisor from the investment planning process are usually found wanting when it comes to this litmus test.

How can you make the best use of a SIP Calculator?

If you’re new to Mutual Fund investing, the first question that you’ll ask is whether you should invest a lump sum or start a SIP (Systematic Investment Plan). If you decide on a latter, a Mutual Fund SIP Calculator can be extremely helpful. However, a lot of investors who are new to SIP investments tend to remain confused about how to use a SIP calculator to arrive at an investment plan that is optimally suited for their financial goals. Part of this confusion about the SIP calculator stems from the fact that many investors end up confused about how SIP returns are calculated in the first place!

The benefits of ELSS investment for the salaried class

ELSS Funds (Equity Linked Savings Schemes) are one of the best options for saving taxes under Section 80C. In a nutshell, an ELSS is an equity-based, diversified tax saving mutual fund scheme with a hard lock-in period of 3 years.

When should you start with Retirement Planning?

Don’t be fooled by all those advertisements featuring retired couples sipping cocktails on a sunny beach. Retirement Planning is serious business; and a mix of social, cultural, and economic factors are making it a more critical element of your financial planning with every passing day. Unfortunately, recent research also shows that only about 50% of us are habitually saving for our retirement planning.

The 5 things all great Advisors expect from their Clients

While much has been said about the traits of great Financial Advisors, the fact remains that the Client-Advisor relationship is a deeply symbiotic one, whose long-term success is contingent upon the attitudes and actions of both parties involved. Here are the five things that your Financial Advisor expects from you to ensure that your investing experience a great one.