The characteristics of growth oriented mutual fund categories and the top funds under each category based on last 5 years' performance are reviewed here.
Here's an analyses of 25 mutual funds that will create long-term value for you. In a 5 part series that began on September 29, here we present the fourth part of the mutual funds (that investors can buy for the long term) series.
Ratings are based on the overall exposure to default risk, with regard to timely receipt of payments from the investments the scheme has made.
In the final part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the last best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
Investors must exercise discretion to ensure they select an MF scheme based on whether it is a good fit in their investment profile and offers a superior risk-return proposition.
In the third part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan, or SWP, can help you achieve your financial goals. Ramalingam Kalirajan's step-by-step guide on how to effectively use an SWP.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India will notify the rules by August 1.
Here is an evaluation of the two investment avenues on certain common parameters and how they measure up.
Fraudsters read your mind, weave convincing stories, earn your trust and then vanish with people's savings. Ramalingam Kalirajan reveals five simple tricks that cons use to steal money from you.
Apart from the emotional value attached to buying gold, the yellow metal offers protection against inflation, interest rate spikes, currency and geopolitical risks, says Anamika Pareek.
Equity investing is still fraught with peril and is riddled with sink holes that investors need to be wary of
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Wednesday pulled up the Indian mutual fund industry for investor unfriendly practices and asked the Association of Mutual Fund of India to cooperate with the market regulator to focus on investors and exp
While the minimum holding period for LTCG taxation has now been lowered, the tax outgo could be a bit higher under the new structure.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, financial planning expert Trideep Choudhary offered some valuable tips.
The new 'riskometer' seeks to help investors gauge the level of risk in a particular scheme. The new guidelines will come into effect from July 1, 2015.
rediffGURU T S Khurana answers readers' personal income tax queries.
The average return from the top 15 debt mutual funds in the last one year has been 25.96 per cent.
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.
Ramalingam Kalirajan explains the pros and cons of both investment types.
SBI Mutual Fund recently launched the SBI Quant Fund. Its new fund offer (NFO) opened on December 4, 2024, and will close on December 18, 2024. Currently, 11 fund houses manage quant funds with assets worth Rs 9,013.6 crore.
rediffGURU Vipul Bhavsar answers readers' personal income tax queries.
FOMO-driven investing is reshaping India's stock market. Swati Saxena explains how social media hype fuels risky bets and how to protect your wealth.
Mutual funds (MFs) managed a record Rs 66.2 trillion in assets during the July-September quarter, marking a 12.3 per cent increase over the previous three-month period - the highest quarterly jump in MF assets in at least five years. During the April-June period, the average assets under management (AUM) stood at Rs 59 trillion. The sharp rise in AUM, according to experts, is driven by a robust equity market rally and record inflows into equity schemes.
rediffGURU T S Khurana answers readers' personal income tax queries.
The new proposal comes close on the heels of six measures introduced by Sebi to curb frenzy in index derivatives.
Top officials said asking employees other than the fund management team to mandatorily invest a fifth of their salary goes against the principle of natural justice.
Telecom, steel, and construction stocks witnessed buying
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SIPs should be entered for 12 months at a time, and then renewed. You should use the renewal as an opportunity to review the portfolio. SIPs are a great way to invest in our view. if the environment is volatile, then SIPs are probably the best way for most investors, says mutual fund expert Rahul Goel.
When there is fear in the stock markets, some money can definitely be inevsted one time, says Rahul Goel. The rest can be invested through an SIP. Otherwise from a planning perspective, if one has a salary income, then SIPs are the best. An SIP or an STP reduce the risk of mistiming the market.
In a chat with Get Ahead readers financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar tells them about the mutual funds for the long term and why they should remain invested for at least five years.
Arbitrage funds, the new favourite of individual investors, delivered their best performance in nearly a decade in 2024. On average, the schemes delivered 8 per cent return last year, the highest since 2016, according to data from Value Research. The returns were supported by positive equity market sentiments, surge in open interest in stock futures, high interest rate, among other factors, analysts said.
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