There is more to investing in mutual funds than just chasing the fad of the day, says Ramalingam K
The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.
The mutual fund industry's average assets under management grew by Rs 86,355.19 crore (Rs 863.55 billion), or 15.66 per cent, and analysts said the increased inflows into fund houses show that investors are regaining confidence in equity schemes. The combined average AUM of the 35 fund houses in the country increased to Rs 6,37,609.41 crore (Rs 6,376.09 billion) in May compared to Rs 5,51,25,422 crore (Rs 5,51,25,4.22 billion) in April.
UTI Mutual Fund has launched UTI-FAMILY (that allows investors to buy mutual fund units in their name, but the returns go straight to a parent's bank account.
Which are the best mutual funds that you can still invest your money in? Which mutual funds can you safely knock out from your portfolio without affecting your returns? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.
Pru Dynamic, Reliance Diversified Power Sector Fund, Pru Services Sector Fund/ Infrastructure Fund, Templeton Prima or Reliance Growth Fund can give you high returns in the next 3-5 years feels mutual fund expert T Srikanth Bhagavat.
Here is the first part of a series of articles to understand mutual funds.
The best deal for an investor will come from a mutual fund that has higher NAV appreciation and Sharpe Ratio and lower Standard Deviation.
Systematic investment plans of top mutual funds that you can invest your money for better returns.
Investors were stuck in old schemes though they were suspended because of tax implications.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has amended rules governing mutual funds to allow the domestic fund houses to engage in short-selling of securities and stock lending and borrowing.
The Indian mutual fund industry has evolved greatly in the last few years and the regulator has pushed it to become more transparent and investor-friendly.
How well a mutual fund does largely depends upon the performance of companies in which its funds have been invested.
Are you sitting on big losses on your mutual fund investments? Is there a way in which you can recover your losses?
For retail investors, who have money, but don't have time and expertise, mutual funds are perhaps the only way to invest in stock markets.
'First-time or conservative investors should avoid narrow sectoral funds.'
It is important to engage the services of a competent and experienced financial planner who can help you build a mutual fund portfolio
The first phase of this online platform will be in place by March 2010
Retail investors are moving away from a buy-and-hold approach and towards more informed short-term positioning, recent investment patterns show.
Mutual funds are the right way to invest in stocks and bonds for individual investors.
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank remained among the top mutual fund (MF) buys for the second consecutive month in September. MFs deployed a net of Rs 15,000 crore into these stocks during the two-month period (August-September), revealed Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research reports.
'Investing in these funds makes sense if their net yield over better-quality funds -- corporate bond funds or banking and PSU funds -- is meaningful.'
Financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offers some investment tips.
Inflow in equity mutual funds halved to Rs 3,240 crore in May, declining for the second consecutive month, primarily due to profit booking by investors amid rising market. However, this was also the 27th consecutive month of inflow in the equity class, which was primarily driven by fund infusion in small-cap and mid-cap categories, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Friday. Overall, the 42-player mutual fund industry continues to see inflow and attracted Rs 57,420 crore, on contributions from debt-oriented schemes.
Investors pumped in more than Rs 37,000 crore (Rs 370 billion) in various mutual fund schemes in May taking the total funds mobilisation during the first two months of the current fiscal to Rs 1.44 lakh crore.
In recent times, 'inflation' has emerged as a buzz word of sorts. Simply put, inflation is a situation wherein too much money chases a limited number of goods. This leads to a fall in the value of money. Inflation is often expressed as a rise in the price level. For example, a product that costs Rs 100 now, would cost Rs 105 a year hence, assuming that prices rise at 5 per cent annually.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
When making a buy or sell decision on a fund, it is essential to look beyond profits, says Kavitha Krishnan
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, financial planning expert Vicky Mehta offered some valuable tips.
India's mutual fund industry is one of the brightest spots in an already fast-growing domestic financial sector.
Coming down heavily on MF players who in recent past chose to use shareholder fund to buy out debt of bleeding invested companies, Sebi said MFs can't have standstill agreements with companies and will take action against fund houses for such deals.
ELSS is a great instrument for tax planning which also ensures good returns. But investment should be carefully planned.
After abolition of entry load on buying of mutual fund units there is more good news in store for investors. Now, they can buy or redeem (sell) mutual fund units over the Internet too.
A look at five consistently performing equity mutual funds which look promising to perform well in the New Year.
Mutual funds can emerge as preferred investment avenues for retail investors, but the onus of educating the investor and getting him to invest, lies with the MF industry.
Buoyed by 'extremely good response' for its debenture issue, L&T Finance said it is open to enter into the mutual fund business through both organic and inorganic routes.
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