It is best not to get carried away by returns or take a short-term view of the markets, says Bhavana Acharya.
Until now, these platforms were either working through an investment advisory (IA) or stockbroking licence.
An investor would pay much less when he invests through a registered investment advisor than a distributor.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your mutual fund queries.
Stick to low-cost ULIPs launched in the past few years. Go with an insurer with a good investment team and solid track record of long-term returns, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The pre-Budget proposals sent to the finance ministry aim to bring uniformity in tax treatment for investments in different financial sectors, mitigate hardship to retail taxpayers, and encourage participation in mutual funds.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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'To achieve a corpus of Rs 10 crores in the coming years, I would suggest you increase your SIP, advises Nikunj Saraf, vice president, Choice Wealth.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The assets under management of the 44-players mutual fund industry stood at Rs 24.55 lakh crore in May-end from Rs 23.93 lakh crore in April-end.
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.
The recently-created flexi-cap fund category is emerging as the hottest segment in the Rs 11-trillion equity mutual funds (MFs) space. Buoyed by the success of ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund, other MFs are lining up new fund offerings (NFO) in this segment. Industry players say the flexi-cap category could emerge as the biggest segment in the equity MF space. Recently, ICICI Pru Flexicap's NFO collected a record Rs 10,200 crore.
Among individual fund houses, SBI MF was the biggest gainer in absolute terms; its AAUM rose Rs 66,090 crore, compared to its asset base in the corresponding period of FY18, reports Jash Kriplani.
Mutual funds are better than Portfolio Management Schemes where costs crystallise only at the end of the investment period, says Shashank Khade.
'Given the worries about sluggish growth, rising interest rates and likely volatility, it's quite logical to infer that the SIP route could be the preferred way of investing.'
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
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.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Not just India, but Asian peers such as Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and The Philippines have seen sharp FPI outflows this year
In April, the SIP contribution was Rs 11,863 crore.
Sebi may allow mutual funds to make use of covered calls as part of their equity strategy.
Depressed equity performance, Sebi copycat rules, lack of new ideas combine to impel funds to look elsewhere.
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.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Go for open-ended scheme that allows redemption, in case the fund does not perform
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.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries
The reason why private banks will play the deposit pricing game strategically is the weakening of banks' deposits base given the competition from MFs and insurance companies due to tax-savings schemes.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
There are just 10 mn MF investors compared to 60 mn homes with life insurance.
Sentiments may get impacted as mutual funds have been gaining traction among investors as route to invest in stock markets
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
