List of Mutual Funds Articles

A sinking fund is a fund created specifically to save or set aside money to pay off a debt or a bond. A company may face an immense outlay when the time comes to pay off debts and bonds issued in the past.

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.

Investing in mutual funds for a period of one-year needs a mix of capital safety and liquidity. You basically want to earn stable returns even if it is less than other longer-term investment plans. Obviously, when you talk of 1 year investment horizon, it cannot be an equity fund or even a hybrid fund. Even in debt funds, you cannot go for long term debt […]

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.

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

If you are a mutual fund investor, you have surely used folio numbers. This is a unique client code that is allotted to you by a fund house (asset management company). Once you use this folio number to transact in the mutual fund schemes of a particular AMC, you can use that for repeated transactions. Here we present the Folio Number explanation in the form […]

People invest in mutual funds for various reasons – that could be to create wealth or to fulfil long-term financial goals. Mutual fund investment is subject to market risks, and it all depends on investors risk-taking ability. If you’re investing in equity funds – you can choose either the growth or the dividend option. In this article, let’s discuss the growth option. Getting Started with […]

Starting a mutual fund investment on your own is never easy. It takes a lot of time first to understand all the different kinds of mutual fund schemes and then match them with your financial goals. Direct schemes are not a specific type of mutual fund, like equity, debt, or hybrid. No matter what type of mutual fund scheme you end up selecting, you will […]

What if you have money, know that you have to invest but do not know how to go about it? The answer is portfolio management. Let us look at a practical situation. For a moment that you have a corpus of around Rs.2 crore either in your bank or in the form of shares. What can you really do with these funds? There are various […]

Normally, growth investing and value investing are seen as two opposite sides of investment strategy, although it may not always be true.

A systematic investment plan or SIP is all about making the investment work hard for you. If you have a target of making a crore in just 10 years, you have various options. You can start off with lumpsum and then add a SIP on top of that. However, that is assuming that you already have a corpus. The second is to take higher risk […]

Introduction to Consolidated Mutual Funds Statement Most investors never invest in one mutual fund all their life. They may invest either directly or through a broker but the fund house will allocate a specific Folio Number to each client. This folio number can be used for future investments redemption, statement procurement etc. However, the folio number based query is ok, if you only have investment […]

Schemes for every type of investor are responsible for the widespread popularity of mutual funds in India. All these available options make it difficult for the investors. Mutual Fund Types Mutual funds can be classified based on the asset class, investment objective, structure, speciality, and even risk. Classifications based on the asset class, investment objective, and structure are more common. Types of Mutual Funds Based […]

As compared to large-cap and mid-cap mutual funds, small-cap mutual funds have higher returns potential. If you are an aggressive long-term investor, 2020 can be a great year to invest in small-cap funds. This article has information about 5 of the top small-cap funds you can consider for your portfolio. Equity mutual funds are widely popular for their long-term growth potential. When categorized based on […]

“Dead men tell no tales”. This holds for market indices and the performance of mutual fund managers. While the fittest ones survive, those not existing anymore should not be buried.