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.

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.

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.

The Reserve Bank of India introduced the Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) in April 2016 to modify the existing base rate / RPLR system. According to the modified RBI guidelines, banks are required to calculate their MCLR, which will be the internal benchmark lending rates.

Among the various types of debt funds available in the market, one of the most popular has been the Monthly income plan or MIP. While MIPs as a debt product gives higher returns than traditional bank FDs, they are not an assured return product, as is normally perceived. Let us delve deeper into MIPs. At the outset, MIP is not an assured income product nor […]

Find out how you can plan for your children’s future using mutual funds for children Getting started with Mutual Funds for child One of the major life goals of any individual, apart from retirement planning and buying a house, is to help secure their children’s future. The priority is to make sure that you have enough funds to satisfactorily fulfill your child’s educational expenses. Other […]

How are ELSS funds different from normal equity funds? Structurally both are equity funds with an equity portfolio mix. Hence, the only difference is the lock-in period in ELSS, which makes them eligible for tax breaks under Section 80C. How does the lock-in period in ELSS schemes work? Equity linked savings schemes (ELSS) are a variant of equity funds with a tax benefit embedded in […]

We all know that we need debt in our portfolio as it brings safety, stability and regular income. You obviously cannot put all your money in equities as then the risk in the event of downside would be just too high. But that is where the problem starts. You have a big choice of debt products like bonds, debentures, government securities, bank FDs, corporate FDs, […]

Thanks to advances in technology and security, today it is possible to do e-KYC online and start investing in mutual funds. Just as you can get your bank account opened, trading account activated and also your mobile connection using your Aadhar card, you can also start your mutual fund investing using your Aadhar card authentication. How is E-KYC for mutual fund investing different from traditional […]

Diversification is the key to building a successful investment portfolio. Among numerous financial instruments, you can use it to diversify; Index mutual funds can help you effectively achieve the diversification goals. Read on to know what they are, how they work, and who should invest in them. An Overview Equity is one of the most rewarding asset classes in terms of returns. However, when building […]

If there is one organization in India that has played a stellar role, and continues to play a stellar role in educating investors about the nuances of mutual fund, it is the Association of Mutual Funds of India. Popularly known as AMFI, it is just an association to further the cause of mutual funds and ensure that mutual funds penetrate better in India. The AMFI […]

Experts believe that small caps are all-set for recovery in 2020. While most small-caps underperformed throughout 2019 and even 2018, they have probably bottomed out and can outperform large-caps and mid-caps this year. In the last 3-months, the S&P BSE Small-cap index gained almost 10%. In the same period, the frontline BSE Sensex gained around 1.3%. After underperforming in comparison to larger caps for nearly […]

There is a popular saying in Wall Street that “Gentlemen and governments prefer bonds”. Referred to by various names like bonds, debt and fixed income instruments, they essentially mean the same thing. Unlike an equity, which is an instrument of ownership of a company, debt creates a relationship of lender and borrower between two parties. The borrower raises money by issuing bonds while the investor […]