Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'Is it advisable to have more number of scrips in small quantities or a few scrips in big quantities?'
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of e-voting process for the winding up of six mutual fund schemes of Franklin Templeton, and said disbursal of funds to unit holders will continue.
GST will now apply to mutual funds, loan instalments and credit card dues.
Among the stocks that have seen the largest cut by MFs, the DVR shares (shares with differential voting rights) of Tata Motors have seen a cut of 243 basis points (bps) in MFs' stake.
Dalal Street is bullish on invest
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UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
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.
In a chat on rediff.com, Feroze Azeez offered valuable tips.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Had you invested Rs 5,000 every month in SBI Magnum Multicap Fund through systematic investment plan (SIP) for the last 5 years, the value of your investment would be over Rs 5.2 lakh as on August 22, 2016
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Industry players say they have learnt from the bitter experience of 2008 and have far better checks and balances in place to avoid an encore.
'If I close my housing loan, are there any investment avenues (the investment should provide liquidity) to save tax?'
Balanced funds may be a good option for first-time investors.
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
While there's tax arbitrage advantage in ULIPs now, experts say investors should prefer mutual funds for long-term savings.
In a live chat on rediff.com held on Friday, July 11, well-known equity specialist Devang Mehta discussed what effect the Budget will have on the stock markets -- from how NOT to lose money in the markets to which are the safest stocks.
I would advise at least a 7 year investment time frame for Equity Investing
In a live chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, July 16, 4 pm, Feroze Azeez, will offer some valuable suggestions on investments.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
Automobile sector accounts for the third-highest equity mutual fund contributions.
'To ensure you remain with the better performers, you need to consistently monitor your MF portfolios and weed out the non-performers, even if they are from a star fund manager or a fund house with a sound record.'
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
The government has also built in mechanism to protect investors from price fluctuation.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
Be a disciplined investor for attractive returns, says fund managers.