Of the 280-odd equity schemes that have been in existence for five years or more, 190 funds or about 70 per cent of those funds have outperformed their respective benchmark indices.
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
Debt funds have exposure of nearly Rs 8,000 crore to Zee group papers. Aditya Birla MF, HDFC MF, Franklin Templeton MF, and ICICI Prudential MF have the highest exposure, reports Samie Modak.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Ratings are based on the overall exposure to default risk, with regard to timely receipt of payments from the investments the scheme has made.
Five parameters that will help you make a winning decision
'In the business of money, where you are regulated, the liability lies on the head of the acquirer.' 'It is not a good thing when you cannot spot the risks.'
NRIs can invest in MFs, says MF expert Rahul Goel.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The unlocking of the economy since June led to a significant recovery in various macro, micro and high-frequency data points, resulting in the equity markets surpassing their previous lifetime highs.
But this might not be the best time to enter these, as probability of further reductions in near future is low
'I have been advising investors since the last couple of months to at least take their capital out.' 'Most of the people have made 50-60 per cent in the market, if not more, they must at least take their capital out.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
In October, the contribution through SIPs rose to Rs 79.85 billion, up 42% compared to the same month last year.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'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.'
Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.
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I would advise at least a 7 year investment time frame for Equity Investing
While the number of international MF schemes is increasing, so is the confusion for investors.
Debt fund managers think the Reserve Bank governor might at best go for one rate cut in April.
Paisa Bazaar, which recently forayed into online mutual fund distribution, has come out with a 20-second video clip featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. The ad, which talks about the benefits of investing in direct plans, has already got 1.6 million views on YouTube.
Motilal Oswal, chairman and managing director, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Puneet Wadhwa that with Moody's upgrading India's sovereign rating and earnings growth coming back, the country will remain a hot destination for foreign investors.
A slow but steady economic uptick can be seen in various segments of the economy. India's economy expanded 4.8 per cent in the second quarter, higher than the preceding quarter's 4.4 per cent.
Priya Nair tells you how you can use technology to invest better and maximise returns.
Diversification and asset allocation can reduce uncertainty
Equity-linked savings scheme, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana are recommended instruments.
For a while, it seemed the markets were going on a free fall.
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It would be fair to say that markets are coming to the end of a down-cycle and are at the cusp of the next up-cycle.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Sebi would develop new products in the commodity derivatives space apart from taking steps to deepen the corporate bond market.
Sandeep Shanbhag offers tips on post Budget taxation rates.
The KYC parameters now include declaration of the gross annual income or net worth.
In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.
Growth in India will pick up from current levels, says LEO Puri, managing mirector, UTI Asset Management Company.
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
Nobutaka Kitajima, chief investment officer -- equity, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, tells Business Standard the reaction to the Fed's statements has been overdone and the current downturn has punished certain stocks much more than their inherent economic worth and business potential.
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.
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