List of Mutual Funds Articles

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

Lowest Expense Ratio Mutual Funds: Get a list of all the LER funds here at India infoline. Continue reading here to know more.

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.

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.

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.

New investors or those who are not very experienced with investing look for more risk-free and stable options like a diversified mutual fund. However, seasoned and experienced investors can increase their risk appetite to earn 2-3% more returns. There are numerous investment instruments capable of giving higher returns than others but demand a higher risk appetite. One high-risk, high reward investment instrument is the credit […]

Retirement is not just a period of relaxation but also a period of trepidation. Here is a period when your income flows will either stop or slow substantially. You normally have double the time and half the money. That can be scary if you are looking to address issues like monthly expenses, emergencies and insurance after retirement. Of course, one of the keys to enjoying […]

Once you have decided to invest in a mutual fund, the next step is how to go about it. Mutual funds are regulated by SEBI so there are some basic formalities to go through before you can invest. Today there are a variety of options to invest in a mutual fund. Here are a few such options in front of you. Methods of investing in […]

Thanks to the internet, investing in mutual funds is now easier than ever. But if you’re new to mutual funds, you should know that there are multiple ways to start investing in them online. Here is a list of 5 of the most popular ways for online mutual fund investment. In the past, the only way to invest in mutual funds was through your broker […]

Investors tend to opt for risk-free financial instruments like fixed deposits or recurring deposits when they begin their investing journey. While these instruments offer guaranteed returns, they are unlikely to help achieve your financial goals, given the inflation rate. Hence, many financial institutions recommend amateur investors to invest in financial instruments like mutual funds. As novice investors, it is natural to be concerned about the […]

Equity Mutual funds, known for their high return potential and their risk possibility, are exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest majorly in equity and equity-oriented instruments. As per SEBI guidelines, any fund that invests 65% or more of its corpus in equity is referred to as equity fund. Since these funds invest majorly in equity, they are known for their higher return potential. However, many people are […]

It is said that mutual funds are a solution to a lot of problems and challenges. Planning for your child’s education and secure future is one such challenge and here again it is mutual funds that come in very handy.

Investing involves certain risks. There are many options to choose from depending on your knowledge about the instrument you are investing in and your risk-return expectation.

Many of us think that fixed maturity plans (FMPs) and bank fixed deposits are almost the same. The basic similarity between FMPs and bank FDs is that both of these products are close ended and have a definite maturity date. The below article provides an in-depth analysis of what FMPs are.

One of the common measures is the compounded annual growth rate or what is popularly called the CAGR returns. What is CAGR returns and how does it apply to your investments? What exactly is the concept of CAGR in returns? Be it profits or sales or investments; the one thing you want to figure out is how they grew over time. When the growth is […]