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7 Reasons why Equity MFs are better than direct equities  

03 Oct 2012, 4.19 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

Investment in both Mutual funds and direct equities requires lot of energy and efforts. But not all investors have the diligence to understand the nit...

Costs involved in mutual fund investing  

01 Oct 2012, 5.11 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Before investing in mutual funds, it is very vital on the part of the investors to know about the expenses levied by the Fund Houses. Read this space ...

Pension Plans offered by Mutual Fund Houses  

25 Sep 2012, 10.49 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

When we talk about retirement, the few options that come to mind are PPF, NSC, FD etc. However, the pension funds offered by mutual fund houses rarely...

Is your portfolio Over or Under Diversified?  

21 Sep 2012, 4.50 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Investors often invest in a similar asset class which makes their portfolio over or under diversified. This happens because of lack of financial goals...

3 Reasons why lay investors should invest in Mutual Funds  

21 Sep 2012, 1.26 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Mutual funds are one of the many investment tools that are available for the investors that can be used to harness the market benefits with varying de...

5-Step investment strategy for investing in MIPs  

21 Sep 2012, 12.33 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

In the present world of financial innovation and exuberance, it is quite difficult for an investor to make the right choice. Unfortunately most of the...

Checklist for Systematic Investment Plan  

14 Sep 2012, 5.14 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Mutual fund's Systematic Investment Plan is often advertised as the best investment option for sustainable wealth creation. However, in reality not al...

Check this before you invest in debt mutual funds!  

13 Sep 2012, 5.50 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

Many AMCs take large exposure to debt instruments from a selected few sectors, thereby exposing its investors to high risks. Hence it is advisable tha...

Understanding Taxation in Debt Mutual Funds  

10 Sep 2012, 4.53 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

While debt mutual funds offer varied advantages, very few are aware of the taxes levied by it. Debt Mutual Funds have a differential tax treatment as ...

Dynamic bond funds address interest rate uncertainty  

06 Sep 2012, 4.22 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Dynamic bond funds, as the name suggested, are designed to dynamically alter allocations between long-term and short-term bonds to take advantage of t...

5 easy steps to select a diversified equity mutual fund  

05 Sep 2012, 6.00 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

The plethora of mutual fund schemes available in the market today has made the investors all the more confuse on which fund to select for investing? T...

The things that come between you and your MF scheme returns  

05 Sep 2012, 5.10 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

How to determine if you have invested in the best mutual fund scheme? Trying to invest in a "best fund" is like shooting a spot in the dark. According...

Get Better, Not Bitter   

03 Sep 2012, 2.50 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

When a mutual fund scheme fails to deliver consistently, it is time to switch to better performing ones instead of brooding over the past. This articl...

You may not be adequately insured through SIPs in MFs  

31 Aug 2012, 2.18 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

Mutual Fund houses have come out with funds with an insurance cover of upto Rs 20 lakh. These schemes are structured in a way to pay out about 50 - 1...

How not to evaluate a mutual fund scheme?  

31 Aug 2012, 1.50 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

Often investors like showered with a lot of information on how to assess a mutual fund scheme but never are they guided on how not to evaluate a mutua...

Here's how you need to invest in equities  

28 Aug 2012, 1.32 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Many investors often face the dilemma of how to go about investing in equities. Moreover, the mystique that surrounds the stock market often adds to t...

Know which factors are hampering your Investment's success  

27 Aug 2012, 5.20 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Lack of understanding about different investment brakes like costs, taxes and too much caution can slow down your investment's success. Financial advi...

Investment tips for amateur investors  

27 Aug 2012, 3.28 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Many amateur Investors often make investment decisions without doing any proper research. They either invest blindly or get influenced by other decisi...

Why Gold should be a part of your Portfolio?  

26 Aug 2012, 3.26 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Get an insight on the importance of Gold in your portfolio especially since it acts as a protector of wealth against inflation. Also check out various...

How to choose a right mutual fund scheme for investing  

23 Aug 2012, 3.18 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Mutual Funds - may not be the first thing that comes to our mind, when we think about savings. There have been many doubts in the mind of the investor...

The impact of new changes by SEBI on MF industry   

21 Aug 2012, 4.01 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The new regulations for the MF industry are out. As usual, there are the routine platitudes on the fine job SEBI has done. Financial advisor Suresh S...

Should one consider AUM while investing in a MF scheme?  

21 Aug 2012, 3.42 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Lately AUM of a scheme has been in a buzz soon after two schemes HDFC Top 200 Fund and HDFC Equity Fund breached 11,000 crore and INR 9000 crore mark....

Things to consider while assessing Mutual fund schemes  

09 Aug 2012, 3.04 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

While assessing a scheme's performance, past returns will merely enable you to assess the historical returns of the fund over various time frames, but...

Investing for Retirement - Where to invest?  

07 Aug 2012, 5.20 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Retirement is often the most neglected aspect of financial planning. Many of us delay it for making rooms for other goals which we perceive to be more...

Why SIP in mutual funds works better than term deposits   

07 Aug 2012, 3.15 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

On June 30, 2012, one of the national media publications in our country gushed over Shiva Thapa. "With boyish exuberance he is all set to take on the ...

Does your Investment Portfolio have accelerator and break?  

06 Aug 2012, 10.53 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

No asset class can fetch you accelerated returns for lifelong. Eventually there comes a point when the bubble bursts. So it becomes imperative for the...

SIP - Systematic but not safe investment plan  

01 Aug 2012, 6.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

SIP is the connotation for Systematic Investment Plan which is generally marketed as a safe and sure route of investments in equities to outperform th...

Should investors always choose MF over direct equity?  

01 Aug 2012, 5.39 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Retail investors are always advisable to invest in Mutual Funds over Direct Equity. But are mutual Funds really that safe to invest? Financial Planner...

How mutual fund portfolio churning impacts your returns  

01 Aug 2012, 2.00 pm  |  Source: personalfn.com

Most often investors churn their portfolios very frequently because they are being advised by their mutual fund agent/advisor to do so. Read this spac...

How to analyse investments on various investment parameters  

01 Aug 2012, 1.38 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Often naive investors end up investing in wrong investments which does not suit their needs. Before investing in any instrument, it is important to de...