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How is the amount collected in a new fund offer invested?
The scheme doesn’t deploy it all in one go. The fund has about six months to invest the amount
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How to add or change a nominee in your mutual fund portfolio
Assigning a nominee to mutual fund folios ensures smooth transmission of assets after the death of investor
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Arbitrage Funds: Why you must be prepared for low and volatile returns
Contrary to the belief of many investors, arbitrage funds do not deliver stable returns
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How to read your NPS statement
Your monthly account statement captures all the important details. Make sure you go through it carefully
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IIFL AMC case: Should you be worried when a fund house staff is caught while front running shares?
IIFL AMC recently suspended an employee who was caught by SEBI for front running. It helps if your fund house implements strong surveillance systems and discourages such corrupt market practices
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Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund NFO: Should you invest?
By incorporating stocks from both the India and US, the scheme offers diversified exposure to businesses in the healthcare sector
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Investing for short-term is tricky; Here's why
You have to align your investment plans with your financial goals.
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How to sell rights entitlements on the stock exchange?
If you neither sell your RE nor apply for rights, then RE lapse with the closure of the rights issue.
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The well-trodden path to becoming a crorepati
The more you invest and let it compound for longer, the larger will be your corpus
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How to get MF redemption proceeds in the right bank account
You can either change your bank account or add another bank account to your mutual fund folio.
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Is it the right time to invest in small-cap funds?
For those with adequate risk appetite, 10-15 per cent of their equity portfolios can be in small-cap funds
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Mirae Asset Equity Allocator fund-of-funds NFO: Should you invest?
The asset allocation will be done based on an in-house valuation model
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Explained: All about investing in global equities directly
You do not need a demat account to buy shares of companies listed in the US
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How to set the right return expectations from debt funds
Since the interest rates in the Indian economy have been on the decline, mutual funds will also deliver lower yields
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The default choice if growth or dividend option is not specified in your MF form
The fund house follows the rules laid down in the scheme information document
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Motilal Oswal Multi Asset Fund NFO: Wait for a track record before investing
The fund is expected to invest in bonds, gold and Indian as well as American shares
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Is the minimum ticket size indicative of an investment’s suitability?
A high entry barrier is often the first indication of whether you are suited for such an investment
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Credit risk funds and low-rated deposits not for average investors
Investors looking for a steady income and wanting to minimize their risks should stay away from credit-risk funds
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What’s new about the latest entrant to the banking & PSU debt funds space?
Mirae Asset is rolling out a banking & PSU Debt fund
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This equity fund category shows why size doesn’t matter for outperformance
The category cannot be ignored for sure, as an essential ingredient for your portfolio
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How reliable is standard deviation in gauging a fund’s volatility?
Investors should not rely too much on it to choose schemes
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Gold returns 25% so far this year; should you buy more or just hold?
Though gold has done well in the past and investors are chasing it, you have to be prudent with your allocation to gold.
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Is your investment portfolio liquid enough?
If you rate all your investments on the liquidity parameter, you get a better idea of your finances
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AMFI data: As investors take profits in the market rally, equity fund inflows reduce to a trickle
While investors chose to redeem their existing holdings in equity mutual funds, they have consciously sought relatively safer investment options in debt schemes
