July 11, 2018 07:49 AM IST
When the instrument matures after a month or two, or when the fund gets fresh subscriptions, that quantum is invested at the then prevailing yield levels.
July 10, 2018 11:05 AM IST
With the reclassification of mutual funds, there will be a change not only in basis of arriving at performance ratings by rating agencies, but also in the method of analysis to be adopted by the investors while reviewing the performance of the schemes for making investment decisions.
July 05, 2018 10:54 AM IST
One should always plan their tax related investments in advance and invest through SIP route in ELSS to get the benefit of rupee cost averaging.
June 28, 2018 08:51 AM IST
The main distinction between capital gains tax and DDT is that DDT is paid by the fund house and not by investors, whereas capital gains tax is paid by the investor
June 22, 2018 09:54 AM IST
If there is an open-ended bond fund that is passively managed with maturity roll-down, investors may opt for it to gradually reduce interest rate risk
June 21, 2018 09:51 AM IST
Your parents have done their best to secure your future and well-being at every step of the way. It is time you take responsibility for their future & wellbeing too.
June 12, 2018 08:21 AM IST
Close-ended mutual funds do not have any track record and aren’t open to investors post their initial offer period
June 04, 2018 10:51 AM IST
A recent report from HSBC Global Research sees two policy rate hikes of 25 basis points each in 2018
May 30, 2018 09:09 AM IST
Asset allocation refers to how much of your money is to be parked in different assets: equity, real estate, gold and so on.
May 29, 2018 07:44 AM IST
Use your time productively and become financially independent again.
May 28, 2018 10:01 AM IST
There are many benefits of investing in mutual funds, whose importance can be portrayed in the two crucial phases of retirement planning
May 23, 2018 08:41 AM IST
When parents start investing early through SIPs, they allow more time for their corpus to grow. Also, monthly outgo in the form of SIPs is lower than those investing late for the same amount of corpus
May 02, 2018 09:56 AM IST
For most funds, it is about fitment to one of the new categories, with or without a change in the name of the fund.
May 01, 2018 09:28 AM IST
Imagine a platform for investments where you do not need to worry about whether the market or the MF office is still open.
April 19, 2018 11:20 AM IST
In this article, we will explain the categorization of debt funds in brief and its features & impact.
April 10, 2018 09:43 AM IST
Dynamic asset-allocation funds factor in market valuations before investing in various assets.
April 09, 2018 09:57 AM IST
With sector funds, the timing of the investment and the health of the concerned sector is very crucial.
April 06, 2018 11:11 AM IST
If the realized inflation for next year is closer to the expectations policy makers then won’t be in a hurry to hike interest rates as real rates will be around 1.5% which is reasonable to support economic growth.
April 06, 2018 10:51 AM IST
Market reaction, in terms of yield level, has been decisively positive
March 28, 2018 10:58 AM IST
As direct plans do not incur distribution expenses, the savings made in total operating expenses remain invested with the fund, which then start generating returns.
March 23, 2018 10:31 AM IST
Bond prices are inversely linked to interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices fall and vice versa.
March 20, 2018 10:54 AM IST
You can start an SIP in multiple mutual funds with varying amounts.
March 16, 2018 09:44 AM IST
A debt fund carries low risk in comparison to the equity oriented mutual fund, but they are not totally risk free as many people think.
March 07, 2018 11:40 AM IST
Earlier, in the absence of any standard definition of MF categories, mutual fund companies and research & advisory firms came up with their own methodologies of categorizing funds.
March 05, 2018 09:35 AM IST
For the past two to three quarters, the debt market has been more volatile than equity, but for the recent equity market correction in February.
