ELSS is a great instrument for tax planning which also ensures good returns. But investment should be carefully planned.
After abolition of entry load on buying of mutual fund units there is more good news in store for investors. Now, they can buy or redeem (sell) mutual fund units over the Internet too.
A look at five consistently performing equity mutual funds which look promising to perform well in the New Year.
Mutual funds can emerge as preferred investment avenues for retail investors, but the onus of educating the investor and getting him to invest, lies with the MF industry.
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.
Reliance Industries, Grasim, and ITC were the top held stocks by mutual funds in terms of value in July.
Buoyed by 'extremely good response' for its debenture issue, L&T Finance said it is open to enter into the mutual fund business through both organic and inorganic routes.
Behind the aesthetics of an entrepreneurial lifestyle lies a silent financial crisis that nobody is talking about: Freelancers are sprinting toward a retirement brick wall.
One 97 Communications Ltd, operating under the Paytm brand, has transitioned to a majority Indian-owned and controlled company, reflecting increased domestic investor confidence and improved financial performance.
Your children may always love you but should you expect them to to finance your retirement in today's economy?
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.
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.
Mutual funds were predominantly buyers in the banking, engineering, power, IT, and media space in February
Mutual funds can be broadly classified into two categories in terms of the fund management style
With more exchange traded funds coming into the market, are they a better alternative to mutual funds?
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Have you ever wondered why mutual funds charge investors in a new fund offering with an entry load?
Domestic brokerage Sharekhan's last month's analysis of buy and sell transactions by mutual funds shows that the fund houses purchased stocks from sectors such as infrastructure, IT, telecom and healthcare, while offloading shares from oil and gas and banking sectors. Domestic mutual funds are lapping up the buying opportunity present in the bear gripped stock market and made net purchases worth Rs 3,179 crore (Rs 31.79 billion) in equities in June.
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.
Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar gives tips on how to build a good mutual fund portfolio for the long-term.
Where should you put your money in these uncertain times? Stocks or mutual funds? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has some answers.
As the mutual fund industry evolves, certain aspects only get worse
Here's why you would want to invest in them.
Take the Rediff Biz Quiz and find out how much you know about various Indian mutual funds.
There's more than meets the eye when it comes to a mutual fund's returns. Here's how you can check a fund's risk-adjusted return.
Is it a wise idea to put your money in mutual funds when stock markets in India are at an all-time high? Financial expert Vetapalem Sridhar believes that mutual funds generate good returns only over the long-term.
Inflow in equity mutual funds halved to Rs 3,240 crore in May, declining for the second consecutive month, primarily due to profit booking by investors amid rising market. However, this was also the 27th consecutive month of inflow in the equity class, which was primarily driven by fund infusion in small-cap and mid-cap categories, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Friday. Overall, the 42-player mutual fund industry continues to see inflow and attracted Rs 57,420 crore, on contributions from debt-oriented schemes.
These are the top 8 out of 88 funds that the diversified equity fund category has to offer.
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank remained among the top mutual fund (MF) buys for the second consecutive month in September. MFs deployed a net of Rs 15,000 crore into these stocks during the two-month period (August-September), revealed Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research reports.
These equity mutual funds may have fewer assets under management than their more known peers but are our analysts' favourites.
HDFC Mutual Fund is offering two schemes -- Multiple Yield Fund and Core and Satellite Fund. Find out all about Multiple Yield Fund
With more granular reporting and enhanced data matching, mismatches are likely to be identified more quickly.
