Retail investors planning to 'return' to the stock markets, may want to evaluate mutual funds a little more objectively.
Aadhaar-based verification and video-based in-person verification for e-KYC have made investing in mutual funds a breeze
Mutual funds' equity buying remained elevated for the fifth consecutive month in December, taking the net equity purchase past Rs 1.7 trillion in 2023. The aggressive buying in December indicates that flows into equity funds are likely to have remained unaffected by the sharp run-up in the market last month. Mutual funds (MFs) bought equities worth Rs 23,000 crore last month (until December 28) compared to Rs 18,000 crore in November, shows data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
"Taxpayers with income from shares, mutual funds, crypto, ESOPs, or derivatives often incorrectly use ITR-1 instead of ITR-2 or ITR-3."
The insurance company has formed a four-member committee headed by LIC chairman TS Vijayan to decide the valuation of LIC Mutual Fund.
The upcoming new regulations will help make schemes more efficient.
Gen Z is a generation that has been raised in a digital-first era, where shopping, payment, and monetary transactions are done within seconds via smartphones. Moreover, the new flexibility offered by investing platforms is encouraging young investors to opt for investment frequencies that align with their spending patterns and lifestyle. This change has brought up an interesting debate on whether daily and weekly SIPs are better than monthly investments.
Investing in global mutual funds has its share of risks and benefits. Here's everything you need to know about investing globally.
Find out which kind of mutual fund scheme you should invest in by taking into account your financial goals and investment time horizon.
The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds.
Debt funds are not risk-free, they can give negative returns and they are also meant for retail investors like you and me, writes Himanshu Srivastava as he debunks three commonly-held myths about debt mutual funds.
Of course, NOT! Here's why. And here's how you can increase your Rs 1 crore retirement corpus.
There is more to investing in mutual funds than just chasing the fad of the day, says Ramalingam K
The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The mutual fund industry's average assets under management grew by Rs 86,355.19 crore (Rs 863.55 billion), or 15.66 per cent, and analysts said the increased inflows into fund houses show that investors are regaining confidence in equity schemes. The combined average AUM of the 35 fund houses in the country increased to Rs 6,37,609.41 crore (Rs 6,376.09 billion) in May compared to Rs 5,51,25,422 crore (Rs 5,51,25,4.22 billion) in April.
Which are the best mutual funds that you can still invest your money in? Which mutual funds can you safely knock out from your portfolio without affecting your returns? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.
Pru Dynamic, Reliance Diversified Power Sector Fund, Pru Services Sector Fund/ Infrastructure Fund, Templeton Prima or Reliance Growth Fund can give you high returns in the next 3-5 years feels mutual fund expert T Srikanth Bhagavat.
UTI Mutual Fund has launched UTI-FAMILY (that allows investors to buy mutual fund units in their name, but the returns go straight to a parent's bank account.
Here is the first part of a series of articles to understand mutual funds.
Meet Radhika Gupta, CEO and MD of Edelweiss Mutual Fund. One of the 20 global influencers on LinkedIn -- a list she shares with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And perhaps one of the most candid and transparent voices in Indian finance today.
The best deal for an investor will come from a mutual fund that has higher NAV appreciation and Sharpe Ratio and lower Standard Deviation.
Systematic investment plans of top mutual funds that you can invest your money for better returns.
Investors were stuck in old schemes though they were suspended because of tax implications.
"With the leverage available, I believe the scheme remains reasonably attractive," said P D Singh, India and South Asia Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank, regarding the Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) or FCNR (B) deposits.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has amended rules governing mutual funds to allow the domestic fund houses to engage in short-selling of securities and stock lending and borrowing.
The Indian mutual fund industry has evolved greatly in the last few years and the regulator has pushed it to become more transparent and investor-friendly.
Contributions to mutual fund schemes through systematic investment plans or SIPs remain unfazed from the market volatility in 2022 with inflow growing to Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2022, a surge of 31 per cent from a year earlier, due to higher retail participation. In comparison, an inflow of Rs 1.14 lakh crore through the route was registered in 2021 and Rs 97,000 crore in 2020, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed. Going ahead, SIP numbers are expected to continue to remain strong in 2023 as investors are increasingly appreciating the importance of regular investing through the route, Kaustubh Belapurkar, director - manager research at Morningstar Investment Adviser India, said.
Are you sitting on big losses on your mutual fund investments? Is there a way in which you can recover your losses?
How well a mutual fund does largely depends upon the performance of companies in which its funds have been invested.
Uncertainty stemming from the US-Iran conflict has significantly impacted India's mutual fund industry, leading to a sharp decline in new fund offers (NFOs) in March, despite numerous regulatory approvals. This geopolitical tension, coupled with existing market strain and distributor hesitation, has dampened investor sentiment and affected overall inflows.
For retail investors, who have money, but don't have time and expertise, mutual funds are perhaps the only way to invest in stock markets.
It is important to engage the services of a competent and experienced financial planner who can help you build a mutual fund portfolio
With domestic markets turning choppy, investors are increasingly scouting for opportunities overseas to diversify portfolios and hedge against a weakening rupee.
The first phase of this online platform will be in place by March 2010
Mutual funds are the right way to invest in stocks and bonds for individual investors.
Rising income feels like success but unchecked lifestyle inflation traps urban professionals into financing a more expensive version of living paycheck-to-paycheck -- buying material upgrades instead of true future financial freedom.
Financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offers some investment tips.
'Mark Mobius's life was dedicated to investing.'
