The category average return of mid-and-small-cap funds is 95 per cent.
HDFC, the pioneer, ICICI, the game-changer, and SBI, the original teaser, turned the market on its head.
It is a toss-up between liquidity and higher returns; if the tenure is more than three years, FMPs score.
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Infosys, SBI and L&T among fund managers' preferred bets.
After touching a high of Rs 32,01/10g in October 2013, gold prices fell to a low of Rs 26,900/10g in June
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
As of now, the custom duty on gold is 10 per cent.
Automobile sector accounts for the third-highest equity mutual fund contributions.
Such schemes try to exploit an anomaly in taxation, but aren't in violation of laws, experts say.
With prices unlikely to run up sharply, genuine buyers can start readying deals before the festival season starts.
Money flowing into the equity schemes of mutual funds is back at a level last seen before the 2008 financial crisis, when the stock market tanked 60 per cent.
With the Union Budget over, it is a good time to start the rebalancing exercise. Take cues from last year's market performance
Stocks such as NIIT, Punj Lloyd, Gati, Welspun India and BEML are favourites of the trading community.
One should base the decision on one's potential liability under the new tax rules.
Rules applicable from April 1, 2014; investors who have already redeemed will also have to pay tax
Though the sum was nowhere close to the big-ticket monthly purchases seen during the 2004-2008 bull run, it is significant, as it confirms the reversal of a selling spree that began in September 2013.
Time for approving new fund offers down from 6 months to 2 months; MFs have mobilised Rs 4,000 crore from nearly 30 equity NFOs since October last year.
Because of local and global problems, inflation pressures may continue, helping these schemes perform better.
A Balasubramanian tells Business Standard that the sector will see one of its best phases in the coming five years.
In front-running case, some fund houses have settled with Sebi and paid the amount lost to trustees.
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