Investors should use a mix of active and passive funds.
Use these rules to narrow the crowded field of mutual fund investments
Stay away from hot stocks and stick with the long-term performers that fit within your asset allocation needs.
Top officials said asking employees other than the fund management team to mandatorily invest a fifth of their salary goes against the principle of natural justice.
Several mutual funds (MFs) have recently approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as they renew efforts to increase their overseas investment limit. In June 2022, the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) permitted MFs to invest in foreign stocks within the aggregate mandated limit of $7 billion after a correction in stocks. One of the proposals shared with the RBI is to link MFs' foreign investment limit to the country's foreign exchange reserves.
Before deciding to go for mutual fund ELSS, here are some points to ponder over.
Why should I invest in mutual funds? Why cannot I invest in equities directly? Here are 7 simple reasons
ABN Amro Bank has kept options open for acquisitions and plans to start mutual fund operations by this fiscal, its executive vice president Romesh Sobti said in New Delhi on Monday.
The market regulator said the mutual fund industry was doing fine and industry representatives agreed.
It should be made mandatory for customers to write their name, application number and contact number on the reverse of the cheque.
'I don't see fear becoming a dominant factor for retail investors.'
The good times continued unabated for mutual fund investors in June 2005. Popular indices like the BSE Sensex and S&P CNX Nifty touched record highs.
India's gross savings rate is projected to be nearly 47 basis points higher in FY25 than previously estimated, following the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) revision of the methodology for calculating household savings routed through the securities market.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, Devangi Bhuta, vice president of Lotus Knowlwealth, offered some valuable tips.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has already taken up the matter with the market regulator and the finance ministry.
Exiting a mutual fund is an emotional decision. Five checkpoints that will tell you when to sell.
By diversifying into developed market equities, Indian investors can mitigate the impact of cyclicality in returns as well as reduce currency risk, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh.
However, financial experts are of the view that though REMFs are good for those who want to participate in the property boom, investors should not look at them as equity funds.
Ask rediffGURU Reetika Sharma your insurance, mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Funds now offer themes that are based on quantitative models and profit-booking.
Notwithstanding sharp volatility in March, mutual fund (MF) investors didn't fight shy of investing in riskier small-cap-oriented schemes. Inflows into small-cap funds were not just the highest in absolute terms, they were also the maximum as a proportion of assets under management (AUM) among all market capitalisation (m-cap)-oriented categories. Investors funnelled Rs 2,430 crore down small-cap funds - 1.8 per cent of their AUM of Rs 1.33 trillion.
58% growth in assets, 3 new fund houses, 38 new equity fund offers - that was 2006.
Mutual funds bought metal, media, telecom, engineering, and pharma stocks in December
Mutual funds are better than Portfolio Management Schemes where costs crystallise only at the end of the investment period, says Shashank Khade.
Paisa Bazaar, which recently forayed into online mutual fund distribution, has come out with a 20-second video clip featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. The ad, which talks about the benefits of investing in direct plans, has already got 1.6 million views on YouTube.
The stock market regulator's move to label fund schemes of different risk profiles with discerning colours could be simple but powerful communication. But how much would risk differentiation help?
Last year, 45 of the 130 equity diversified schemes failed to beat their benchmarks. Here are the winners and losers and what to do with them.
A Balasubramanian tells Business Standard that the sector will see one of its best phases in the coming five years.
The steady inflows from systematic investment plans (SIPs) into mutual funds (MFs), coupled with outflows from debt schemes, has propelled the share of SIPs in the total assets being managed by the industry to a new high of 17.1 per cent in February. SIPs are used predominantly by retail investors. Nearly seven of every 10 SIP accounts are in equity-oriented active MF schemes.
Here's what you should look at before investing in mutual funds.
Equity flows turning positive could give fund managers firepower to invest in the markets. This could come in handy as flows from foreign investors have tapered off amid rising bond yields in the US.
Market-regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday said that it is looking at the need to put a check on mis-selling of mutual fund products by the distributors through a compliance certification examination.
Ask rediffGURU and PF, MF and insurance expert Purshotam Lal your mutual fund, insurance and personal finance-related questions.
