New investors should avoid short-term, tactical entries and instead go for staggered buying via ETFs to manage volatility.
Mutual funds subscriptions and redemptions will not be permitted on February 1 because all the fund houses in their scheme information documents have declared Saturday and Sunday as "non-business day".
While players like Paytm, MobiKwik, and PhonePe allow you to buy gold for Rs 1, Amazon Pay has kept the minimum amount at Rs 5. Digital gold is essentially an avenue for investing in physical gold.
Join us for an online chat with Vidya Bala, Head of Mutual fund research at FundsIndia.com, on Wednesday, August 10, between 2 pm and 3 pm.
'Investors should allocate about 5% to 10% to such funds.'
For investors, every cost-saving means higher returns.
Ideally, one should opt for a 5 to to 10- year period in an MF scheme or exit when the goal is reached.
Experts say investors need not tinker with their debt portfolio as shifting won't be tax-efficient.
Tata Mutual Fund's 'own a piece of India' offering is suitable for informed investors.
Inflation indexed bonds assure a positive return over inflation.
Analysts say those taking exposure through stocks could look at firms focused on domestic business
You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
Only if you are a conservative investor satisfied with index returns; but over long term actively managed funds give better returns in Indian markets
Investors can sell their entire equity and move to debt when stocks get expensive
They help diversify portfolio and are less risky.
Arbitrage schemes can give investors better post-tax returns than debt funds.
While there is little one can do when the fund house restricts redemptions, it's best to exit even if it means some losses.
While stocks are at cheap valuations, the volatility can be unnerving.
In these times of global uncertainty, be cautious in selecting the right market and fund.
Balanced funds are suitable for investors who have low-risk appetite or are new to equities.Those with more than seven-year investment horizon should look at funds that have higher equity exposure.
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.
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