Younger investors with long investment horizons may continue their SIPs.
Value averaging investment plan (VIP) is a powerful investment concept which provides considerable safety from the market volatility, discipline and reasonable guarantee of returns.
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'To be able to sail through such volatilities, it is prudent to focus on quality.'
Despite similar tax treatment, debt MFs enjoy certain advantages over FDs.
Find out whether the fund is equity, debt, or hybrid oriented. 'Understand the portfolio composition and whether it suits your risk appetite and horizon.'
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When an investor opts for a systematic investment plan (SIP) in mutual funds, the purpose is to average the cost of buying a bouquet of stocks, inculcate discipline and not having to worry about daily market fluctuations.
It is a good option for parents of girl children who want a debt product and do not mind its low liquidity.
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Gold is an excellent asset class for diversification and should be included in all long-term portfolios.
A disciplined, systematic investment habit started at a young age is normally sufficient to meet modest goals without having to sacrifice a normal comfortable lifestyle, suggests Harsh Roongta.
Among the 11 equity sub-categories, thematic funds received the highest net inflows at Rs 9,017 crore, followed by smallcap funds at Rs 5,721 crore and flexicap funds at Rs 5,698 crore.
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The MF investor count, which stood at around 38 million in April 2023, has surged by 19 per cent in the past year.
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As certified financial planner Gaurav Mashruwala says, "As a thumb rule, for the maximum growth, investments for goals which are more than 10-15 years away should be made in equities. Two-three years prior to the goal, the corpus should be shifted to debt instruments."
Inflows into equity mutual funds (MFs) continued their strong momentum in July, despite the market volatility triggered by the Union Budget.
The number of active SIP accounts is nearing the 100 million milestone.
'Choose an equity allocation that will allow you to remain invested even if the market falls by 50 to 60 per cent.'
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A portfolio can be rebalanced by either selling a portion of the outperforming asset class or by buying more of the underperforming asset class.
Systematic investment plans not only generate good returns by tiding over short-term volatility, they can also be a good tax-saving instrument.
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Novice investors must understand that volatility is an inherent part of equity markets and learn to navigate through such phases.
Shrinking inflows and surging outflows on account of profit-booking has curtailed mutual fund (MF) investments in equities since April. The total investments made by equity MFs during the first three months of 2023-24 stands at just Rs 2,980 crore, compared with an average monthly investment of Rs 14,500 crore in 2022-23, reveals data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India. "We are seeing signs of moderation in non-systematic investment plan (SIP) contribution, which has impacted domestic fund inflows in recent months to some extent," says Kunal Vora, head-India equity research, BNP Paribas.
Financial planners say once the market starts moving up, investment decisions are based on greed and not fundamentals.
Let reason, not emotion, guide your decisions.
While selecting a smallcap scheme, go with one that has a good track record and a stable fund manager.
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