The post-Covid euphoria surrounding direct equity investing has ebbed in 2025. Individual investors have turned net sellers in the domestic equity market, pulling out about 8,461 crore so far this year - a sharp reversal from the record purchases seen in 2024, according to a report by the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).
This is how two people with the same starting amount can end up in very different financial places. In this article, let's understand what lessons can be drawn for anyone starting out!
Check out your agent's credentials; s/he should not charge you any fees as well
While it may be justifiable to pay a higher expense ratio in a fund that outperforms, you should definitely exit one whose performance is below par, says Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sahara group has been engaged in a long-running regulatory and legal battle with Sebi.
Overlap refers to the same stocks appearing across fund portfolios.
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor as part of a money laundering investigation against Reliance Anil Ambani group companies, officials said.
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Equity investing is still fraught with peril and is riddled with sink holes that investors need to be wary of
On a daily basis, AMCs are required to disclose the Total Expense Ratio of all mutual fund schemes except infrastructure debt fund schemes on their respective websites.
Retail investors are moving away from a buy-and-hold approach and towards more informed short-term positioning, recent investment patterns show.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Retail investors planning to 'return' to the stock markets, may want to evaluate mutual funds a little more objectively.
Find out which kind of mutual fund scheme you should invest in by taking into account your financial goals and investment time horizon.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has just released a proposal to alter the regulations pertaining to the sponsor system for mutual funds. One of the reasons for the proposed changes is that there are two conflicting regulations that need to be clarified. The other reason is that the sponsor system may itself be outdated as it stands, and the proposed changes would allow new entities such as private equity funds and portfolio management services to enter this space.
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Retail investors' equity portfolios have significantly underperformed benchmark indices over the past 16 to 18 months.
'Even last year, when India bought gold, the physical quantity was much less than the previous years.'
The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds.
Investors were stuck in old schemes though they were suspended because of tax implications.
In recent times small investors are putting their money into mutual funds rather than in initial public offerings or investing directly in the stock markets due to market volatility.
'We are staying away from making forward-looking statements on when we will reach 1 trillion, etc. But growth will be rapid; it's only a matter of time.'
Mahavir Chopra compares mutual funds and Ulips to help investors decide.
Where should you put your money in these uncertain times? Stocks or mutual funds? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has some answers.
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Coming down heavily on MF players who in recent past chose to use shareholder fund to buy out debt of bleeding invested companies, Sebi said MFs can't have standstill agreements with companies and will take action against fund houses for such deals.
Until now, these platforms were either working through an investment advisory (IA) or stockbroking licence.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The newest entrant to the Rs 46-trillion mutual fund (MF) space - Zerodha - plans to focus strictly on the low-cost passive segment and offer its products solely through the commission-free digital route, as it aims to replicate its broking success in the MF space. "We will offer an array of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index funds that would help investors take varied exposures and build portfolios based on their financial needs and risk tolerance. "Zerodha Fund House (FH) products will be exclusively distributed online and available as direct plans to engage directly with individual investors and consumers, taking advantage of the pronounced shift from physical to digital interactions," said Vishal Jain, chief executive officer, Zerodha FH.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
In order to maximise your returns, it is therefore essential to strike a balance between risk and return. How are fund managers doing on this count?
In a move aimed at curbing the mis-selling of financial products, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed banning incentives paid to bank staffers by third parties such as insurance companies and mutual fund houses for selling their products and services. It has also proposed that banks must ensure their user interfaces do not deploy "dark patterns" to lure customers.
BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, contesting from Nemom, Kerala, declares assets exceeding 93 crore, including movable and immovable properties, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
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The investors who put their money directly in index-specific stocks scored over those who invested in mutual funds in April, as most fund houses gave returns of 5-6 per cent while the benchmark BSE Sensex rose by about 12 per cent in the month.
As we enter into the second half of calendar year 2011 here is taking a look ay the winners and losers amongst mutual funds during the first six months of this year.
As we enter into the second half of calendar year 2011 here is taking a look ay the winners and losers amongst mutual funds during the first six months of this year.
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