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Outlook Money has remained India’s No.1 personal finance magazine for the last 25 years, delivering accurate, insightful, balanced and practical information to our readers that is easy to understand and implement. Since our inception in 1998, we have focused on consumer interest and benefits. We empower our readers by giving in-depth analysis and credible information on investments, insurance, taxation, banking, financial planning and all things related to your household budgets and financial goals. We are not an investment-only magazine, though stocks and mutual funds inevitably form a significant chunk of our content, because we are concerned about the overall financial well-being of individuals and not just wealth creation.

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IS YOUR Fund FARING WELL? • Outlook Money's India's Best Funds 2024 issue aims to empower you with valuable insights and analysis, to help you make informed decisions on the funds you already own or the ones you plan to invest in

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ANNUAL REPORT CARD • The Indian equity market is in an upbeat mood, and almost all the funds in the OLM 50 list are among the top five funds in their respective categories in terms of performance. As experts suggest a portfolio review regularly, here's our annual review of the OLM 50 list. This time we are replacing three funds in the OLM 50 list

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Expanding Financial Inclusion with Keertana Finserv • Padmaja Reddy empowers underbanked communities through Keertana Finserv's innovative microfinance.

THREE STOCKS MFs WENT BANANAS OVER • When you invest in mutual funds, you are indirectly investing in stocks. So, we decided to fi nd out which are the stocks most utual funds in the equitylinked savings scheme, fl exi-cap, multi-cap and large-and-mid-cap categories invest in. We analysed 149 funds that have a broad mandate to invest in a wide array of stocks and came up with the three stocks that most mutual funds invest in

Multiple IPLs, Similar Money Lessons • As India revels in this unique season of multiple IPLs, it's essential to draw insightful parallels and embrace the essence of each arena

Don't Just Blindly Follow Maxims • The given investment maxims have proven relevant most of the time, but they are not carved in stone. Investment strategies should be tailored to individual situations

REGULATORY ROUNDUP • A few regulatory changes in May 2024, and how they will impact you

Gold, Silver ETFs Help Diversify • Find out the significance of investing in gold and silver through ETFs amid market volatility

Retire Right PLAN WISELY, INVEST SMARTLY, SPEND CAREFULLY • CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLAN WILL LEAD YOU TO INVEST IN THE MOST SUITABLE PRODUCTS THAT WILL, ULTIMATELY, ENSURE A SMOOTH POST-RETIREMENT LIFE

5 TRICKY TRAVEL QUESTIONS, AND 1 FOOLPROOF TRAVEL PLAN • Now that you have finally bid goodbye to your worklife, you have all the available time at your disposal to satiate your travel bug. But before you set sail on your wanderlust, here are a few things you should keep in mind

Calls For Urgent Action As India Braces For Dementia Crisis • As the ageing population grows, the threat of Alzheimer's disease has also spiked, drawing attention to whether India is prepared to provide the medical support it calls for.

HOW AVERAGES CAN RUIN THE MATH • Calculating a retirement corpus on the basis of average returns can have disastrous consequences as different sequence of returns can lead to different outcomes

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Take Small Steps To Make Big Impact • Financial habits can. Be formed one step at a time, followed up by rigourous discipline and a balance between your...