rediffGURU Nikunj Saraf suggests considering small-cap, mid-cap, and multi-cap mutual funds.
'Investors should not go for lump-sum investments in infrastructure funds at this point.' 'The SIP route is the best to avoid any major disappointment.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
If you remember the childhood story of the tortoise and hare, then the systematic investment plan (SIP) is the equivalent of the tortoise in the race to create wealth. SIPs make sure that you continue moving slowly but surely to win the race in money matters.
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The current spurt in the stock market is on account of strong fundamentals and robust corporate earnings and retail investors can look for buying opportunities to accumulate quality stocks, experts said.
Systematic investment plans of top mutual funds that you can invest your money for better returns.
Mutual fund expert T srikanth Bhagavat told Get Ahead readers about what to do with their SIP investments in mutual funds, now that the stock markets are once again at their peak.
Systematic investment plans, through which mutual fund investors put a fixed sum into MF schemes, are proving to be engines of growth for fund houses with the number of SIP investors growing nearly three times since last year.
Systematic investment plans not only generate good returns by tiding over short-term volatility, they can also be a good tax-saving instrument.
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rediffGURU Ulhas Joshi recommends five factors you need to look at to evaluate the performance of two schemes.
rediffGURU Ramalingam Kalirajan answers your personal finance queries.
A portfolio can be rebalanced by either selling a portion of the outperforming asset class or by buying more of the underperforming asset class.
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Averaging works only in a portfolio which is what SIP helps you do. Averaging does not work in case of a single scrip. Here's why
For the first time in a decade, inflows into equity mutual funds (MFs) decoupled from the past performance of the equity market, as investors continued to pour money into the market unperturbed by lacklustre returns.
rediffGURU Hemant Bokil answers your personal finance queries
Shrinking inflows and surging outflows on account of profit-booking has curtailed mutual fund (MF) investments in equities since April. The total investments made by equity MFs during the first three months of 2023-24 stands at just Rs 2,980 crore, compared with an average monthly investment of Rs 14,500 crore in 2022-23, reveals data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India. "We are seeing signs of moderation in non-systematic investment plan (SIP) contribution, which has impacted domestic fund inflows in recent months to some extent," says Kunal Vora, head-India equity research, BNP Paribas.
rediffGURU Dev Ashish answers your personal finance and mutual fund queries.
SIPs should be entered for 12 months at a time, and then renewed. You should use the renewal as an opportunity to review the portfolio. SIPs are a great way to invest in our view. if the environment is volatile, then SIPs are probably the best way for most investors, says mutual fund expert Rahul Goel.
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'If you invest in sovereign gold bond, you are going to get the price rise of gold over an eight year period.' 'You're also going to get that two-and-a-half percent which the Government of India is willing to give you, treating the money that you've invested in the sovereign gold bond as a kind of a FD or a deposit.' 'That kind of return you can never get anywhere else.'
Replace processed and packaged foods with whole, unprocessed foods like fruits, green vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins, says Dr Gaurav Kumar Patil.
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rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila will answer your personal finance-related questions.
A retirement fund can be helpful for all age groups, but ideally one should start investing early to beat market swings and gain from compounding.
When an investor opts for a systematic investment plan (SIP) in mutual funds, the purpose is to average the cost of buying a bouquet of stocks, inculcate discipline and not having to worry about daily market fluctuations.
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
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