Before giving up on monthly SIPs and their benefits of discipline and long term impact, it’s worth understanding that the SIP itself does not generate returns. Your overall investment strategy and behaviour do.
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Your Money: Patience can pay when SIP returns disappoint

The recent months have been disappointing for investors who began their equity journey with regular monthly investments through systematic investment plans, particularly in large cap…

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Sugar industry rejects profiteering claims, says mills sold less than 2.5% of annual demand at August peak

Rejecting claims of profiteering, the sugar industry said that mills across India sold just over 7 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of sugar at elevated prices…

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SIP returns are not one broad-brush number. (Representative Image/Unsplash)
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Your Money: Patience can pay when SIP returns disappoint

The recent months have been disappointing for investors who began their equity journey with regular monthly investments through systematic investment plans, particularly in large cap…

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India, Canada & Mexico’s $8 trillion trade math looks for cover amid Trump tariff bullet

India is stepping up trade talks with Canada and Mexico as the three countries look to expand their markets and build new partnerships amid disruptions…

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Investors are now anticipating further tightening from central banks, with Federal Reserve officials flagging the possibility of more hikes if inflation does not ease. (Representative Image/Unsplash)
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Dollar at 2-month high as markets weigh rate hikes, Iran diplomacy

The dollar rose to its strongest level in two months on Wednesday on prospects of interest rate hikes in the near term, although easing oil…

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India business activity rebounds in September to 3-month high, PMI shows

India’s business growth accelerated in September on stronger demand in both manufacturing and services, a preliminary survey showed, though weaker export momentum and more subdued…

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BRICS economies must shape global tax rules for next generation, says FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said decisions taken in ongoing multilateral tax negotiations over the next few years would shape cross-border taxation for a…

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Fitch raises India FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.9% from 6.4%, sees 25 bps RBI rate hike in October

Fitch Ratings has raised India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9% from 6.4%, citing stronger-than-expected expansion in the June quarter and the…

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After S&P & Fitch, ADB raises India’s growth aim to 7% but El Nino clouds food story

India’s economy is proving harder to knock off course, with the Asian Development Bank raising its 2026 growth forecast to 7% as resilient consumers, investment…

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India’s fast-track route for low-risk foreign investors logs 164 sign-ups in 100 days, data shows

Mumbai: India’s new fast-track entry route for trusted foreign investors has drawn 164 registrations in just over 100 days, data from the Indian depository showed…

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