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.

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

Investing for a period of one-year can yield stable returns, but it can be less as compared to the long-term investment plans. Read more at India Infoline

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.

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.

Debt funds that invest in debt instruments. These can be short duration instruments or long duration instruments. These can be short term liquid funds or long term G-Sec funds. They can be funds on corporate debt or a combination of these. Even within corporate debt funds, these debt funds can be high credit quality or mid credit quality funds. There is a huge choice in […]

Let us start with a small riddle. You have a choice of two funds. Fund A has given 14% annualized returns over the last 3 years and each year the returns have been in the range of 12% to 15%. Then there is Fund B that has given 16% annualized returns over the last 3 years. However, its returns in the last 3 years have […]

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 […]

SIPs or Systematic Investment Plans are one of the most sought-after methods for investors to invest systematically and steadily over the long term. Investors in India prefer to invest in Mutual Funds through SIPs. However, investors are aware of a single type of SIP that comes in its most basic form. To meet the investment needs of the investors, fund houses have now introduced different […]

Does investing in mutual funds seem profitable to you? Undoubtedly, mutual funds have become quite popular with individuals desiring to grow their wealth. So, if you wish to accomplish your financial goals, it's time you understand the ins and outs.

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 […]

There are many tax-saving instruments available under section 80C of the Income Tax Act. In this post, we compare two popular tax-saving instruments- ELSS and PPF. While both options help you save tax under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, they differ in many ways. Let’s understand the differences. What is ELSS? Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) is an equity-oriented scheme where at least […]

You so often get to hear statements like “the investment has given CAGR returns of 13% over 10 years”. Or you hear something like “Profits of Company X grew at a CAGR of 15% over the last 5 years”. What exactly is this CAGR and how is it useful in the world of finance and investments. More importantly, how do you make use of this […]

What do we understand by fund management? Let us say, you have a corpus of Rs.5 lakhs or you have a monthly surplus of Rs.10,000. Either ways, you are in a position to invest money smartly, but you don’t know how to go about it. One way is to give the funds to a professional fund manager like a mutual fund or a portfolio manager […]

One of the biggest attractions of an equity linked savings scheme (ELSS) is the tax benefit of the special exemption that comes with the ELSS Fund. Otherwise the ELSS fund is just like any other diversified equity fund since the chunk of the portfolio allocation is into equities. What Exactly Is This Exemption Available On Elss Funds Under the Income Tax Act, various exemptions are […]