List of Mutual Funds Articles

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 […]

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

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.

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.

The two most popular banking facilities offered to the NRIs are the Non Resident External (NRE) account and the Non Resident Ordinary (NRO) account. While the NRE account is a foreign currency account, the NRO account is a rupee account. Let us look at NRE FDs, NRE FD rates, NRO FDs and NRO FD rates and the pros and cons of each option.

Debt mutual funds are subject to various market risks. However, the side pocket is one such feature you should know about if you’re investing in debt mutual funds. Read further to know more about it. Side Pocketing in Debt Funds: An Overview Debt mutual funds or fixed-income funds usually consist of corporate bonds, government securities, debentures and money market instruments. These types of mutual funds […]

When you invest in a mutual fund, you normally have the choice of investing either in a growth plan or dividend plan of the same fund. You will also fund that the dividend plan normally tends to have a lower NAV as compared to the growth fund. The growth plan just accumulates your money while dividend plans tend to pay out regular dividends. Can You […]

ESG investing refers to Environmental, Social and Governance investing. Socially conscious investors prefer to evaluate ESG ratings alongside traditional financial metrics. ESG includes factors such as good governance, pollution mitigation, equal employment opportunities, etc.

A key aspect of financial planning is investing. There are several options and avenues available in the market. A tested and traditional method of investing is via Debt Mutual Funds. These acted as intermediates.

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 […]

Mutual funds have been gaining popularity in the recent past. When a mutual fund provides investors with a well-diversified portfolio in a quick and hassle-free procedure, a higher expense ratio is one of the biggest issues investors suffer.

Let us start with a small riddle. In March 2020 the Nifty was at 25,700. In October 2021, Nifty touched 60,000. What would have been a better choice for you in March 2020; lump-sum investing or systematic investment plan (SIP) investing? Obviously, you would have been better off investing lumpsum in March 2020 because then your equity funds would have been up 133.5% over the […]

Debt instruments such as bonds or debentures offer returns to investors in the form of periodical interest. The interest rate offered by these debt instruments is either fixed or floating. Floater funds invest in instruments that deliver the latter. What Are Floater Funds? Investors prefer debt instruments like bonds as they offer fixed returns. They have a fixed interest rate, and once the investment matures, […]

Investing in Mutual Funds are an efficient and effective way of getting more bang for the buck. Today, the number of mutual fund folios in India has crossed 12.3 crore while the number of SIP folios has crossed 5.3 crore. For any investor, the big challenge is about selecting the right mutual fund which is among the top performers in the category.