Investor folios exceed 2 million, assets more than double since FY14.
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.
New retirement schemes from MFs offer Section 80C benefit but locks in your money for five years
Corrective measures are already being taken by fund managers - overall allocation to the IT firm has been pruned by 120 basis points, from 4.43 per cent in March to 3.24 per cent in July
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
If you plan to send your child to the US five years from now and expect the rupee to depreciate five per cent every year, adding US funds to your portfolio might be a good idea, says Ashley Coutinho.
Here's what you should look at before investing in mutual funds.
Monday's steep fall turned Sensex's yearly returns to - 2.57%, but only two large-cap funds did worse.
Experts say the size of the fund shouldn't be a primary criterion for selection.
Investors can sell their entire equity and move to debt when stocks get expensive
Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.
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So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand
Mid- and small-cap funds dominate the list, opening up opportunity for investors to make contra bets in large-cap funds
In a live chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, July 16, 4 pm, Feroze Azeez, will offer some valuable suggestions on investments.
'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.'
Equity investments are fruitful over the very long 20-year term.
The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.
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