For most investors, a fund's performance on the net asset value appreciation front is sacred i.e. returns is the only parameter to be considered while making an investment decision.
Retail investors should not invest for bonus or dividend because in order to make money over the long term.
The activists of Dr Ambedkar Vichar Samiti and Nav Srijan Samiti from Ahmedabad were taken into custody on Sunday night and sent back home, officials said.
There's something about a top-performing fund. The glowing reviews, self-congratulatory advertisements by the fund house and a host of stars (read ratings) and awards. It's a pretty heady mix. Sadly, the NAV performance in isolation presents a one-dimensional picture i.e. it may conceal more than it reveals. In this article, we make a case for looking beyond just the NAV performance by listing instances, when top-performing funds could potentially be bad investments.
Our advice for investors give the fund a miss for now; evaluate the fund's performance over the 3-Yr period and based on the same, consider making an investment in the fund, when in turns open-ended. Our rationale is fairly simple.
The Right to Information Act might be hailed as people's power in democracy, but data under it may not come for free for an NGO that wanted information on missing children. 'Nav Shristi' -- an NGO working for women and child rights -- was shocked when two police stations in the capital demanded Rs 12,274 each for disclosing information on missing and kidnapped children in Delhi under the RTI.
Mutual fund houses hold Rs 3,400 crore of Yes Bank's 'riskier' bonds. Reliance MF, Franklin Templeton MF and UTI MF account for bulk of these exposures.
Mukul K Gupta, CEO, Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund took some time from his busy schedule to address the issues and concerns raised by the investors
If the tax benefit is another factor that draws investors, then an Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS), which is a mutual fund with the identical tax benefit under Section 80C, is a better option. Here too, you get the tax benefit and the investment is locked only for three-years.
One of Lutyens' Delhi's much sought after addresses, 1 Prithviraj Road, is being put up for sale. Anil Thadani, the founder of private investment advisory firm Schroder Capital Partners, is the owner of the property, which is just under one acre. Sources told Business Standard that the property was being valued at Rs 60-80 crore (Rs 600-800 million).
Preity Zinta, Dharmendra and Shiney Ahuja are in the city to shoot for Jahnu Barua's (of Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara) movie Har Pal.
The Board of Approvals on Wednesday gave final clearance to 15 Special Economic Zones but deferred a decision on the Navi Mumbai zone promoted by Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani and Anand Jain.
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.
Following the October 24 Supreme Court order, the department of telecom estimated that the total liability of 15 telecom companies, including penalties and interest, would be Rs 1.47 lakh crore.
Investment advisors and agents use these myths to their advantage
The slimmest phone from the stable of the US phone maker, will be available to the Indian public through services providers Airtel and Hutch
UTI Mutual Fund recently launched Gold Exchange Traded Funds and many more companies plan to follow suit. Get the lowdown.
Depending on the kind of risk you want to take, here are five funds that will give you a good return on your investment.
Sushma Iyengar, who spearheaded the earthquake relief work done by NGOs in Gujarat, looks back on five years of work
Here are some funds you can choose from if you want save tax and make some money in the bargain.
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
Sebi had also ordered the fund house to compensate investors who had redeemed their units since the date of allotment of shares in the I-Sec IPO.
In a set of FAQs on applicability of Goods and Services Tax on banking, insurance and stock brokers sectors, the revenue department has clarified that transactions relating to securitisation, derivatives, future and forward contracts are exempt.
Here is an evaluation of the two investment avenues on certain common parameters and how they measure up.
With stock markets soaring, most investors are faced with the question: what should we do now? Here's a strategy to help them tide over the current investment scenario.
The diversified equity funds segment threw up an interesting picture with schemes from just two fund houses
While index funds have done very well for themselves in the US, Indian investors haven't really taken to them like a fish to water. There are several reasons for the lukewarm response to index funds
If you invested simply to make a quick buck, this would be a good time to book profits.
Sarao was described as a fun guy, outgoing and talkative by other members of the tight knit South Asian community.
The good times continued for fund investors as equity markets closed in positive terrain for the third week in a row.
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