List of Mutual Funds Articles

To understand the impact of the lower TER, let us take the case of two plans of the same fund; Regular Plan and the Direct Plan. The initial NAV is assumed to be Rs100 and the TER of the Direct Plan is 1.80% as against the Regular Plan TER of 2.45%. Let us look at two different scenarios of returns and see how the lower TER impacts returns.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are the two principal stock exchanges in India that are currently active. Both exchanges are entirely electronic, with a combined total of over 7,000 firms. Millions of trades take place on both of these exchanges every trading day. Because these are electronic exchanges, you'll need a demat account to participate in the trading process.

While switching you need to take into consideration the implications of exit-load and capital gains tax. There is no problem with the settlement period for a switch within the same fund house.

Learn how Market Trends affect your mutual fund investments. Discover strategies for navigating market volatility and maximizing returns in any market condition.

One way to check the growth of mutual fund investments is by the AUM growth. A much better way to check retail participation is via folios.

Hybrid funds are a combination of equity and debt features into a single fund. The idea is to get the best features of equity and debt into a single fund, although it does not always work that way.

Find out why you need to start investing in mutual funds as early as possible for your child’s education. Getting Started with Mutual Funds for Child Education The importance of education cannot be overstated enough. If you’re a new parent or planning to be one, then the thought of educating your child must have already crossed your mind. As we are aware, the cost of […]

One of India’s leading credit rating agencies, CRISIL, has a dedicated rating model for mutual funds also, apart from debt and infrastructure projects, where they specialize. The CRISIL model essentially ranks mutual funds based on various parameters. Rating plays a crucial role in determining the authenticity of the fund and its ability to perform in the future. While ratings are not a guarantee of future […]

When selecting equities for a fund, the weighted market capitalization approach is sometimes criticized for having an unwarranted concentration on a small number of stocks. modest-cap companies have a modest index weight and are frequently excluded from the selection criterion.

What exactly do we understand by an NFO or a new fund offering? Typically, you can understand NFO as the mutual fund equivalent of an IPO. NFO is the fresh issue of a mutual fund scheme to raise fresh capital from investors. Currently, SEBI allows an AMC to have one fund per category, except in case of sector funds and index funds , where there […]

As a new investor, selecting a mutual fund that suits your financial profile goals can be time- consuming and confusing. This blog offers a quick guide to buying mutual funds in India in 2020. For most amateur investors who don’t know how the stock market works, Mutual Funds (MF) offer a defensive investment path. Instead of investing directly in stocks, a financial expert or fund […]

An Equity Linked Saving Scheme (ELSS) is an equity mutual fund with a tax benefit on investment. The taxation of the dividends and the capital gains will remain the same as in other cases? When we talk of tax benefits here we need to understand the tax benefit as distinct from the tax benefits on dividend and capital gains. An ELSS Fund scores over other […]

Mid cap funds are all the rage this season. How do we define mid-caps in the first place? As per the latest SEBI definition, stocks listed on stock exchanges are first classified based on their market capitalisation. Stocks from position number 1 to 100 on market capitalization are large cap stocks. They typically have a market cap above Rs.30,000 crore. Stocks from 101 to 250 […]

When investors do not diversify mutual fund investment portfolio and invest in two or more funds with the same objective, fund overlapping occurs. In this article, let’s get to know more about mutual fund portfolio overlap. What is Mutual Fund Overlap When a person invests in different investment schemes which have the same holdings, there is a fund overlap. Mutual fund overlap happens when an […]

Before picking mutual fund schemes, investors should try to learn a few basic rules. Learn more to get the best returns through your mutual fund investments from India Infoline.