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How to get free life cover with mutual fund SIP Keerthi Sanagasetti BL Research Bureau | Updated on April 24, 2021 SIP insurance comes with strings attached and one should understand them before signing up The ongoing pandemic and the associated economic hardships serve yet another grim reminder of the importance of regular investments and adequate protection during uncertain times. Combining these two principles of financial planning, mutual fund houses are offering Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) with insurance. While your regular SIPs take care of your future finances, the insurance cover bundled free of cost with it also protects your near and dear ones in case of your unfortunate death. ICICI Prudential MF’s SIP Plus, Nippon India MF’s SIP Insure and Aditya Birla Sunlife’s (ABSL) Century SIP are examples of such SIP with insurance products. That said, this insurance, though offered without any medical tests, comes with a many conditions a ....
Covid won’t dampen medium-term outlook for real estate: Mahesh Patil SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 01:29 PM IST Share Synopsis “Covid will have some dampening effect in the near term but should not alter the long-term outlook in real estate.” ETMarkets.com Where is the party? I think the market is doing fairly well to hold on to these levels, looking at the current situation at the domestic side with the second Covid wave. I think global conditions are still fairly good. The Covid outbreak seems to have peaked globally and the global growth outlook is fairly strong. So, global financial conditions remain good and that is helping us. Having said that, I think domestically the second wave is a cause of concern from a short term perspective. The numbers are alarming at this point in time but the vaccination drive is gaining momentum and the bulk of the population above the age of 45 which has a high fatality rate have got at least one shot ....