When there is fear in the stock markets, some money can definitely be inevsted one time, says Rahul Goel. The rest can be invested through an SIP. Otherwise from a planning perspective, if one has a salary income, then SIPs are the best. An SIP or an STP reduce the risk of mistiming the market.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Mutual funds are one of the best investment instruments to create wealth over long run. Here are the top 10.
Salil Dhawan reveals the MFs that have not only performed well in the past but have a promising outlook for the future too.
Sebi is working with other regulators to expand the CAS framework.
Invest money to meet your goals, not to meet the salesperson's targets
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
Retail investors are moving away from a buy-and-hold approach and towards more informed short-term positioning, recent investment patterns show.
Mutual funds entails several costs, payable at different stages.
The best large cap, mid cap and small cap mutual funds you can buy this year.
Most mutual fund investors fear their monthly statement that teh fund houses send them. Here are a few things that can help you read your MF statement to your satisfaction.
Ask rediffGURU Reetika Sharma your insurance, mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
A primer on tax you pay on your mutual fund gains
Get your basics right with these terms explained.
Ratings are based on the overall exposure to default risk, with regard to timely receipt of payments from the investments the scheme has made.
In a chat with Get Ahead readers financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar tells them about the mutual funds for the long term and why they should remain invested for at least five years.
The following discussion is an attempt to look at some of the parameters to decide how to select mutual funds for investments.
'First-time or conservative investors should avoid narrow sectoral funds.'
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, financial planning expert Trideep Choudhary offered some valuable tips.
Often investors are lured to mutual funds due to dividends. It is necessary to understand the role of dividends in MFs and know that the only way MFs give returns is through NAV appreciation.
Generally, getting into a mutual fund is associated with a long-term relationship whereby, there are good times as well as bad times. However, most investors are willing to enjoy the upside, but at the slightest hint of a downside, they start crying foul.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India will notify the rules by August 1.
Mutual funds cannot invest more than 10 per cent of the total net assets of a scheme in the short-term deposits of a single bank, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said on Monday.
Mutual fund analysis is a sophisticated problem studied by global investment professionals, and while no list can do complete justice to the problem, there are ten nuanced factors that professionals look at.
Expenses incurred by mutual funds are a critical factor because they eat into the returns which would otherwise be available to investors
These mutual funds from LIC have been steady performers since the last 5 years
Investors must consider investing through mutual funds as there are better systems to ensure that investors are insulated from adverse news.
Mutual funds bought FMCG, construction, auto, and IT stocks in November.
Investors must be careful while comparing mutual funds. They must ensure that they are comparing funds with comparable risk profiles within the same category.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy to deepen India's bilateral ties amid geopolitical changes.
Mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities witnessed a heavy outflow of Rs 92,248 crore in June on uncertain macro environment, driven by expectations around an increasing rate cycle, higher commodity prices and slowdown in growth. This comes following a net outflow of Rs 32,722 crore in May and an inflow of Rs 54,756 crore in April, data available with Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. Out of the 16 fixed-income or debt fund categories, 14 witnessed net outflows during the month under review.
2025 marked a shift in investor preference when it comes to MF schemes.
The venture -- named as BSE StAR MF, has received confirmation from more than 20 mutual fund-houses to participate and seven funds, with a total of 103 schemes, will be available from today itself.
Fund managers advise conservative investors to cap midcap exposure at 10 to 15 per cent of their equity portfolio.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Flexicap fund performance depends heavily on the fund manager's decisions.
A month after getting the Securities and Exchange Board of India's nod to launch an asset management company, Dutch financial services major Aegon and Religare Enterprises have decided to part ways.
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