List of Mutual Funds Articles

However, the truth is far from real. While it is true that Mutual Funds are not completely foolproof, it doesn’t mean it is a means of loss. There are specific reasons why people lose money in Mutual Funds.

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

One phrase is gaining popularity and drawing interest from new and seasoned investors in the constantly evolving world of investments: smart beta funds.

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.

To understand the impact of the lower TER, let us take the case of two plans of the same fund; Regular Plan and the Direct Plan. The initial NAV is assumed to be Rs100 and the TER of the Direct Plan is 1.80% as against the Regular Plan TER of 2.45%. Let us look at two different scenarios of returns and see how the lower TER impacts returns.

To achieve your financial goals through investing, you need professional guidance to keep you on track for accomplishing your goal by helping you choose the best investment strategy. For this, a professional mutual fund advisor is your best bet. Investing in Mutual funds can seem overwhelming, especially if you are a first-time investor. Many factors decide the success of a mutual fund, such as past […]

New fund offerings (NFOs) of mutual funds are somewhat like an IPO for equities. An NFO is issued either because the AMC wants to raise funds for the first time or because there is a new category of fund where the AMC does not have an exposure. What exactly is an NFO or new fund offering? When a fund house issues units for the first […]

In the past, large cap, mid cap and small cap stocks were classified based on market cap. Normally, the companies with market cap of less than Rs.5,000 crore are classified as small cap stocks. However, subsequently, SEBI has changed this definition for the purpose of mutual funds. Now small cap is defined based on ranking as under. The top 100 stocks ranked on market cap […]

Today when you talk of multi-cap mutual funds, there are two names that will obvious come to mind. There are the traditional multi-cap funds which has a restricted permission to invest in large caps, mid-caps and small caps. The other option is to opt for a flexi cap fund in the Indian context where the fund manager has much greater leeway in deciding on the […]

To understand the impact of the lower TER, let us take the case of two plans of the same fund; Regular Plan and the Direct Plan. The initial NAV is assumed to be Rs100 and the TER of the Direct Plan is 1.80% as against the Regular Plan TER of 2.45%. Let us look at two different scenarios of returns and see how the lower TER impacts returns.

In the rough and tumble world of financial planning, SIP investments have emerged as a blessing in disguise. They save you the trouble of timing the market, offer a disciplined approach to investing and also synchronize investments with regular income flows. Above all, the systematic investment plan is all about rupee cost averaging. In a SIP, you allocate a fixed sum periodically (typically each month) […]

Sector fund or thematic funds have been around for a long time in India. In fact, as per AMFI there are 102 sectoral / thematic schemes in India managing nearly Rs.133,000 crore across these sectoral funds. Most of the sector funds are small in size. How is a sector fund different from a thematic fund? In a way, both are same in the sense that […]

When selecting equities for a fund, the weighted market capitalization approach is sometimes criticized for having an unwarranted concentration on a small number of stocks. modest-cap companies have a modest index weight and are frequently excluded from the selection criterion.

One of the common measures is the compounded annual growth rate or what is popularly called the CAGR returns. What is CAGR returns and how does it apply to your investments? What exactly is the concept of CAGR in returns? Be it profits or sales or investments; the one thing you want to figure out is how they grew over time. When the growth is […]

If you are aiming for long-term wealth creation or want to build a diversified portfolio, equity funds can be a great option. Read this post to know what they are, how they work, and who should invest in them. Equity Mutual Funds and Wealth Creation How do equity mutual funds create wealth over the long term? There are 5 reasons why these equity funds manage […]