While there is a fair amount of unanimity on what to look for when buying a fund, opinions differ radically when the subject switches to redeeming one's units. Buying the right fund is as crucial as offloading the investment at the right time. But the predominant reason an investor would sell is solely dependent on his personal situation. Once the fund has delivered, he wants to book profits and rightly so. Alternatively, he could be in dire need of cash.

Here we tell you what other factors you should look out for to make sure you are on top of your portfolio.

Dhirendra Kumar, Value Research Online

 Investors Thrown To Insurers' Mercy; Must Fight Their Own Battle Now

Dhirendra Kumar

 At FundsIndia, we have always tried to be very open and transparent about our operations. As a young organization trying to do interesting good things in the financial services space, our honesty has served us well. Our customers have always welcomed that we have been very straight forward about why we things the way we do.

We are making a small change to the account opening process at FundsIndia, and this note explains what it is and why we are doing it.

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