List of Mutual Funds Articles

Nifty BeES, a combination of a share and a mutual fund unit, trades on the capital market segment of NSE

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.

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.

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, […]

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 […]

A Public Provident Fund, or PPF in short, is a long-term savings scheme devised by the government to help Indian citizens invest and build a corpus for the long term. The key advantage of a PPF is that the interest earned and the fund after maturity is completely tax-free. PPF for Child According to the set rules, every eligible Indian citizen can open only one […]

An Overview of Mutual Fund NAV When investing in mutual funds for the first time, your financial advisor will tell you that the returns on a mutual fund are dependent on a number of factors. One of these factors that determine the value of your mutual fund investment is the fund’s NAV or Net Asset Value. Net Asset Value (NAV) In simple terms, net asset […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]