ULIP

LIC & Other Insurance Firms Are Changing Guidelines From February 1st: 6 Things You Should Know As per the reports, the new guidelines for unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) and traditional life insurance policies will come into…

ULIP is not the only sore spot in the insurance space; in fact it is not even the most damaging; the Traditional Endowment is worse. My arguments for taking that strong position are basically two : (a) Traditional Endowment is not…

Let me share with you a small personal tryst with investment in Equity-linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) for tax-saving purposes. Since I track stock markets closely, my preference is usually tilted towards direct equity investments rather than…

Call it the magic of positive sentiment in the year 2010. Almost all asset classes gained significantly in the year that just passed by. Most remarkable among them was commodities which outperformed all asset classes on the back of supply…

On Friday, the SEBI passed a stunning order of banning 14 life insurance companies involved in serving ULIP products, on the ground that they were akin to mutual funds and may need to obtain registration from SEBI to proceed further with…