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Money and Me Financial insights that add to your wealth. Money and Me (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com) (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com/) is an investor awareness initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund. From Gen Z to retirees, the website offers tailored insights for each persona to help you save, manage household budget, secure your family through insurance and invest as per your life goals. We aim to help investors to take financial decisions, pursue their passion, and achieve their l ...
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A lot of the mistakes often investors make stem from a lack of awareness and myths that people believe to be true about mutual funds. In this episode, Ravi Samalad and Lisa Pallavi Barbora discuss and debunk the biggest myths associated with mutual funds. Log on to https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com/ to get curated content on personal finance that …
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“The first rule of an investment is don't lose money. And the second rule is don't forget the first rule.” - Warren Buffett. This quote reminds us that losing less is equally important. Let us understand this with a simple example. If your 100 rupee becomes 50 you will have to earn a return of 100% to reach 100 again. There is so much focus on how …
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Goal based investing concept is easier to understand but very few investors follow a methodological and bucketed way of managing their finances. In this podcast, Lisa Pallavi Barbora and Ravi Samalad analyse the pros and cons of this approach, which kind of investors it is ideal for, how to go about identifying your goals and use the right asset cl…
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Analyzing and interpreting fund returns can be a challenge, especially for novice investors. In this episode, Lisa Pallavi Barbora and Ravi Samalad help you understand what compound annual growth rate (CAGR), extended internal rate of return (XIRR), rolling returns and absolute return mean and how to interpret them when looking at your fund’s retur…
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If you have been observing the market, PSUs shares have been in the limelight in the last one year. As investors, one may be tempted to invest in PSU stocks. This is where sector funds come into play. They invest in one particular sector or theme such as PSUs, technology, pharma and so on, which helps you take a dedicated exposure to one sector or …
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When one sets out to invest in mutual funds they are not thinking active or passive, rather they just want to invest in something that fits in their risk profile, goal, or time horizon. Over the last few years, we have seen a plethora of fund launches in the passive space. Passive Funds provide you market exposure at a low cost. In this podcast, Li…
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In life we are inundated with choices – whether it’s the choice of clothes, the colour and brand of cars, perfumes, the list can go on. Clearly, there’s a wide variety of options available today in every sphere of life which can be sometimes overwhelming. Similarly, we have a wide variety of investment options within the mutual fund industry. In th…
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Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) and Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) are tools offered by mutual funds that provide great convenience and flexibility to cater to investor’s different financial goals. In this podcast, personal finance expert Lisa Pallavi Barbora and Ravi Samalad talk about how these facilities work and how investors take make efficie…
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Hybrid Funds are gaining traction and that is evident by the steady growth in assets in this category. The AUM of hybrid funds category has doubled from Rs 3.10 lakh crore in Nov 2020 to reach Rs 6.30 lakh crore as of November 2023, shows AMFI data. Similarly, the number of folios in this category have grown from 94 lakhs to 1.26 crore during the s…
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A 1986 study titled Determinants of Portfolio Performance by Brinson, Hood and Beebower showed that asset allocation explained 93.6% of the variation in a portfolio’s return. This clearly shows the importance of following an asset allocation approach to investing rather than chasing return or flavour of the season. In this episode, Personal Finance…
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An Emergency Fund helps you tap into your savings when you have to incur an unplanned expense or take care of your non-negotiable monthly expenses during a temporary loss of income. In this maiden episode of Smart Investing series, Lisa Pallavi Barbora, a Financial Coach and Personal Finance Expert, discusses the importance of creating an emergency…
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