While judging whether to buy a fund don't look for returns alone. Consider the risk as well. On a risk-adjusted basis, how have the growth schemes done between 2002-2005? Here is one interesting list, prepared by ML Research Desk

Equity funds do best when the  market has been rising continuously. With an objective of long-term growth, a bias towards buy and hold approach and a fully...

Investors have a wide variety of choice when it comes to accessing the net for financial information. There are media sites such as moneycontrol, brokerage sites such as sharekhan and news media sites such indiainfoline. com. The brokerages are more focused on execution and usually do not have extensive content. The pure content sites like moneycontrol have limitations in the quality of...

Across Asia, employees can continue to expect significant salary hikes

According to the annual Asia Pacific Salary Increase Survey conducted by Hewitt Associates, a global Human Resources consulting firm, “Asia looks set for steady economic growth in ‘06, and many employers are demonstrating their faith in the region by projecting similar salary increase next year.”

The study said Indian...