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.

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.

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.

While switching you need to take into consideration the implications of exit-load and capital gains tax. There is no problem with the settlement period for a switch within the same fund house.

One of the standard dilemma or choice that investors have to make is whether to invest directly in equities or through the route of equity mutual funds. Frankly, there are no clear answers. However, we can adopt a question approach and ask some logical questions to arrive at this decision. Do you have time and bandwidth to track investments? This is the most important question […]

Did you just hear the anchor on CNBC or that fund manager talking about Alpha? You must surely be confused about what this concept is all about? Here is a quick rundown on what alpha is all about? What exactly is meant by alpha of a fund? Let us start with a very simple question as to why does a person invest money in mutual […]

SIP offers excellent investment opportunities in a time-bound and structured manner. As a prudent investor, you must know how to optimise returns on your investments in mutual funds through SIP. This post has five crucial tips that will help you maximize your profits. SIPs or a Systematic Investment Plan is a way of investing in a mutual fund whereby the investment is made periodically. The […]

Becoming financially independent post-retirement is one of the most important financial goals an individual seeks. It has always been encouraged to start investing as early as possible, to make your savings last during retirement. An overview of investment plans for retirement The percentage of senior citizens in India is proliferating, and it is expected to reach 20% of the overall population in 2050. As the […]

Equity-oriented mutual funds come with higher return potential, although they also carry a certain amount of risks. This post will help you understand what these funds are and how they work. They are primarily of three types – Equity Funds, Debt Funds and Hybrid Funds. Equity mutual funds are those where the predominant percentage of the corpus of the collected fund is invested in equity […]

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) […]

For most investors, this may not really be a choice. Typically, a lump-sum investment makes sense only if you have a substantial sum of money available in your hand to invest in one go. Otherwise, you are better off doing a regular Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) out of your regular income. Here are 5 things you must know about lump sum investing, before we move […]

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 […]

Mutual Fund investments are among the most popular investment avenues in India. If you are a beginner, looking to invest your money in Mutual Funds, then understanding the fundamentals of these funds is necessary. What are Mutual Funds? A Mutual Fund is a diversified basket of stocks and bonds, which are managed by professionals of Asset Management Companies (AMCs). They are an indirect form of […]

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 […]