'One should not invest more than 5 to 10 per cent of their overall portfolio exposure in global or international funds.'
rediffGURU Dev Ashish answers your personal finance and mutual fund queries.
The Mumbai-based real estate developer Oberoi Realty has been one of the top-performing companies in its segment and most brokerage remains bullish on the stock. The company's stock price is 52 per cent in the last 12 months beating the broader market by a huge margin. The benchmark BSE Sensex is up just 6.5 per cent during the period.
The gains from investing in direct plans can be higher than the difference in expense ratios.
The number of equity schemes rose to 562 from 519 two years ago. Equity NFOs, in fact, have mopped up more than Rs 16,000 crore since 2018 - 2.7 times the Rs 5,948 crore collected in the preceding three calendar years.
Retail investors should not invest for bonus or dividend because in order to make money over the long term.