If you already hold significant amounts of equity in your portfolio, avoid MAAFs with over 60 per cent equity. But if you lack equity exposure, an aggressive MAAF may be appropriate.

Buying medical insurance? Make sure that you know what you are getting and what you are not.

Buying medical insurance? Make sure that you know what you are getting and what you are not.

Frankly, there is no reason not to open a PPF account and start investing in PPF

So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand

Larissa Fernand offers a few tips

Here's what you should look at before investing in mutual funds.

An analysis of how DSP BlackRock Micro Cap fund has performed in the last five years

Most personal finance advisers or wealth planners agree that emergency savings are a critical component of financial wellness. However, despite the importance of savings to financial health, there is no commonly accepted methodology to determine how much an individual or family might need in case of an emergency, says Aron Szapiro, a consumer finance expert.

Don't panic and sell when the markets fall or get into the market only when it is on a run. By doing that you defeat yourself.

You cannot manage the risk in your portfolio if you have no idea how to recognise it.

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If you ignore market upheavals and stay the course, you end up making money, says Larissa Fernand

Saving is not the same as investing as many people wrongly assume. But what's the difference between the two? How does each benefit you. Larissa Fernand has the answers

A quick look at where people can go wrong.

: Get serious about your retirement planning. You don't want to be broke in your eighties! Making smart decisions now will help you enjoy your retirement years.

There is no clearly defined right or wrong answer since both target different needs of a portfolio.

When it comes wildlife, stock market investors can immediately identify with bulls and bears. But there are other animals in the stock market jungle too.