Want to invest in a product that can help you save tax and earn you more? Think of investing in an Equity-linked Savings Scheme (ELSS), a type of equity mutual fund scheme that offers the scope for greater returns on your investments by keeping the...
Read MoreTHE IDEAL INVESTMENT MIX – LIQUID? LOCKED IN? BOTH??
by Dr. Sai Kulkarni, PhD Say ‘investment’ and a series of questions come to mind. What is an investment? How does it work? Which type is the safest? Which type gives the maximum returns? Which one gives the fastest returns? So, here we throw...
Read MoreNew Mutual Fund e-KYC Guidelines by SEBI that all Domestic Investors should be Aware Of!
Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on the 5th of November, issued an important five- page circular, which is expected to boost the Indian Mutual Fund Industry immensely in terms of increasing the investor base. The crux of the new...
Read MoreMutual Funds with Best Lump Sum Returns
Lump sum, as the name suggests, is a one-time amount that you can invest in a mutual fund scheme to achieve your financial goals, which could be a retirement corpus, marriage fund or any other. Having said that, you can even make additional...
Read MoreEquity Mutual Funds with Best SIP Returns
If you are looking to create a corpus for your retirement, there’s none better than investing in equity mutual funds via a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) to achieve the same. The small bunch of regular payments can take you through to the...
Read MoreDifference Between Large & Midcap Fund and Multi-cap Fund
Large and Midcap funds invest in equity and equity-related instruments of large and mid-cap companies. Whereas, multi-cap funds invest in all large, mid and small-cap companies. Large, mid and small-cap companies occupy top 100, 101-250 and 251-500...
Read MoreHow Did Banking & PSU Debt Mutual Funds Fare Over the Last One Year?
Banking & PSU Debt mutual funds, which invest in debt and money-market instruments issued by banks and other public sector undertaking (PSU) units, have remained solid over the last one year despite weak market cues. A few of them have...
Read MoreIs It Worth investing in a Focused Mutual Fund?
A focused fund is a type of equity mutual fund that can invest in a maximum of 30 stocks as per the SEBI guidelines. The fund looks to provide greater returns by exposing the assets to a limited number of quality stocks. Some focused funds invest...
Read MoreThese Banking & Financial Services Funds Have Posted Good Returns Despite Weak Market Cues
The performance of equity mutual funds has been far from ideal in the last year and a half. These funds have either hit sharp lows or are in the negative zone. But some banking & financial services sector funds have defied all odds and posted...
Read MoreHow to Select Debt Mutual Funds Post IL&FS Crisis?
Recently, a few debt mutual funds, which invest in relatively safer instruments such as bonds, debentures, commercial paper and other debt securities, have strangely posted negative returns. Experts say the payment default from non-banking finance...
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