How Mutual Fund Investing is becoming simpler and hassle free

Mutual fund investments used to be a tedious process few years back.  It involved numerous visits to the adviser's office, lengthy paperwork & payment formalities. Financial service providers eventually invested heavily in technology to make investment easier and reduce the monotony of the process. However, one thing digitization and technological advancement cannot solve is the dilemma of choosing the right scheme to fulfill your investment goal. To deal with this everlasting problem, ICICIdirect, has introduced “One Click Investment” a one stop solution for all your mutual funds investing needs. With One Click, investors can choose from 6 thoughtfully researched baskets of Mutual Fund schemes, which are carefully curated to help you power your investments.

There are several categories of portfolios depending on mix of equity and debt exposure to choose from, ranging from 100% debt to 100% equity.

The investment baskets offered under One click are described below. The investor can choose the best basket as per his/her financial goal.

Portfolio Update Sep 2019

The broader markets have witnessed humongous damage to stock prices in India specially midcap and small cap stocks since past 1 year or so. The economic slowdown, crisis in PSU and NBFC space and series of corporate defaults and frauds has lead to loss of confidence in Indian Stock Markets which has resulted in heavy FII selling.

The crisis seems to be deepening further and Individuals seems to be coming under financial pressure from loss of jobs, poor confidence in Indian economy and fall in savings rate. According to me there is little that govt. can do to reverse this immediately and it appears that it will play out on its own. If things carry on like this for some more time, the SIP flows will take an impact which might lead to further selling pressure.

The India domestic story doesn't appear that rosy anymore and hence a major churn is done in the  portfolio. Please check the updated portfolio for further details.

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Home Insurance – Basics You Must Know

Unlike car and life insurance, home insurance in India is a relatively new concept among majority of people in India especially Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. But with majority of homes now being purchased on a mortgaged loan from banks, the buyers are increasingly being made aware about the benefits of taking house insurance and home appliance insurance (household articles) along with the loan. In some cases banks are refusing to offer loans without a home insurance policy to safeguard their interest in worst circumstances.

2 Ways You Can Ensure That Your Family's Financial Goals Are Fulfilled

A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish”- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

We set goals all the time. For instance: losing 10 kilos, eating healthy, running a marathon, writing a book and so forth. But financial goals, which are the most life-changing goals of all, are often put on the back burner.  

Accumulating funds for children’s education, building a multi million-dollar investment portfolio or starting a business can all seem a bit too hard. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With the right financial instruments, plans can be put into place, and everlasting happiness can be attained!

Market Share of Luxury Car Companies in India - 2018

• Luxury Car segment performance stayed flat in 2018.
• Mercedes retained the no.1 position with 38% market share.
• Jaguar Land Rover the biggest gainer in terms of YoY Sales increase