Experts say you may invest in small-sized funds and benefit from their nimbleness.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
ETFs may be an option if you are considering only large-cap funds, experts tell Tinesh Bhasin.
'It's important that every portfolio is well diversified.' 'My own portfolio is diversified across asset classes: 50% is in equity funds, 15% in international schemes, 25% in debt funds and 10% in sovereign gold bonds.'
'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.'
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Be willing to learn from mistakes.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
The gains from investing in direct plans can be higher than the difference in expense ratios.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your mutual funds-related queries.
Direct investors should stagger their investments over 1-2 months.
In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Improved credit profile may make you eligible to transfer your existing home loan to another lender at a much lower rate.
Go for high quality and low-to-medium-duration funds in your debt portfolio
This came even as the airline recorded the fastest domestic passenger growth rate of 26 per cent.
Infrastructure funds, which bet on stocks closely linked with infrastructure development in the country, have emerged as one of the best-performing categories over the past year. They have generated an average return of 90.63 per cent - the third-best, after technology funds and small-cap funds. Of the 21 schemes in the category, seven have given a return of more than 100 per cent in a year.
Equity investing is still fraught with peril and is riddled with sink holes that investors need to be wary of
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.
This is aimed at improving liquidity in all schemes and would help them to meet sudden redemption pressures, said Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) on Tuesday said it strongly disagrees with the findings in Sebi's order in the case of winding of six debt schemes in 2020 and has decided to challenge the direction in Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).
Be a disciplined investor for attractive returns, says fund managers.
Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty totalling Rs 15 crore on senior officials of Franklin Templeton AMC and its trustee for violating regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in 2020. However, a spokesperson of Franklin Templeton said they disagree with the findings in Sebi's order and intend to file an appeal with the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). A fine of Rs 3 crore has been levied on Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Pvt Ltd and Rs 2 crore each on Franklin Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd President Sanjay Sapre and its chief investment officer Santosh Kamat, according to the Sebi order. In addition, the regulator imposed a penalty of Rs 1.5 crore each on fund managers -- Kunal Agarwal, Pallab Roy, Sachin Padwal Desai and Umesh Sharma -- as well as former fund manager Sumit Gupta.
The one-year returns for equity-oriented mutual fund (MFs) schemes have largely mirrored the gains made in the secondary market. However, schemes that invest in infrastructure (infra), small-cap, and public sector undertaking (PSU) banks have emerged standout performers, with gains in excess of 100 per cent in some cases. Of the total 484 equity schemes, 353 have managed to beat the Sensex, reveals the data provided by Value Research. Around 20 have delivered returns in excess of 90 per cent and six schemes have given returns of over 100 per cent in the past one year. The S&P BSE Sensex Total Return Index (TRI) has given returns of 51 per cent in the last one year, ended October 29.
If one compares returns, the two public-sector ETFs have done better over the past year, but the ELSS category has done better over the trailing three and five years.
Do keep the tax impact and exit load in mind before you take a decision to sell, says Vishal Dhawan.
The move follows the near Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) redemptions every month from the US-64 and ARS bonds in the last couple of years.
Investment experts said the key to generating superior returns was "asset allocation" and taking money out of the table from themes that have performed well and into themes that are available at a discount.
Many investors, who have made money in the rising market of the recent past, are pulling out of equity funds, believing that they can earn more by investing directly.
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
'Investors need to have a fairly diversified basket of funds within equities.' 'We want them to allocate to largecap funds, midcap funds and flexicap schemes.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
At the outset, decide whether you want to be a trader or an investor, suggest Sarbajeet K Sen and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Encashing your mutual fund at the right time is as important as buying one.
Will 2022 be a year of contrasting narratives -- one filled with caution and the other with continued optimism?
A good planner will take the role of a family doctor.
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