Can buying quality shares regularly be more rewarding than mutual fund SIPs?

You get more control over your portfolio in terms of stock selection, purchase cost, exit price, sector allocation, etc. by buying shares directly

Why is mutual fund data positive despite equity outflows in September?

Gross inflows in equity funds saw a big jump and redemption pressure subsided in September

CAMS IPO - Should investors subscribe?

Time to take profits from investments and rebalance your portfolio

A rule-based approach to asset rebalancing can work for you

Despite years of lock-in, close-ended equity funds report losses

The NAV of several funds fall below NFO price

How many mutual funds should you have in your portfolio?

While diversification is important for any investment portfolio, owning too many funds is useless

Here's how these equity funds outclassed markets amidst volatility

Investors should keep scheme-specific issues in their mind while investing

SIPs in liquid funds: Saving for contingencies and investing in equity schemes

If we create a corpus with liquid funds, the amount could then be deployed in equity when the market faces a sharp correction

As markets go on the offensive, mutual funds load up on defensives

Fund houses are ramping up their exposure to defensives, as they are cash rich and are not stressed

Like Amazon, Google, Facebook? Allocate 10-15% equity funds to global stocks

By investing across countries investors would get exposure to companies with the different business models, diverse revenue streams, currency differentials, and thus different risk-adjusted returns.

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

This equity fund category has been spectacular in rallies, but is risky

Investors should check the portfolio composition of funds before deploying their money

These thematic funds have delivered in the past, but should you invest in them?

Savvy investors should consider investments in this theme only after a sharp correction in equity markets

In pics | Top debt, equity funds with maximum net inflows in May

While debt fund investors have gravitated towards schemes that invest in safer, highly-rated, securities, equity fund investors have preferred to invest in large-cap schemes and those that invest in large and well-established companies.

AMFI data: SIP inflows reduce further in May, but marginal uptick in new investor accounts

Investors are seen stopping their SIPs in non-performing equity funds

Equity funds ride out rough markets by blending cyclicals with defensives

They have reduced stakes in banks and financials, added a good bit to non-discretionary consumption and other defensives

Why equity MF inflows are at a 12-month high despite COVID-19 clouds

Neither the outbreak of COVID-19 nor the dire state of economy has deterred investors’ enthusiasm for equity mutual funds

Coronavirus pandemic | Overnight funds save the day as equity funds fall by the wayside

Mutual fund experts said the rate of return on overnight securities may be lower, but overnight funds will provide better capital protection

A flood of cash dampens virus fears

China equity funds took in fresh money for the 11th time in the past 12 weeks

The lesser-known MF categories that delivered in 2019

Be it gold or international themes, they can at best be diversifiers in a portfolio

MFs wrap 2019: A period of churn for debt funds and a roller coaster ride for equity schemes

With far too many accidents in the debt fund space, the market regulator SEBI stepped in and brought in some decisive regulations.

Retirement mutual funds: Go for them only if you can’t manage a regular equity MF portfolio

Investing in open-ended funds allows you rebalancing, which is not the case in retirement funds since there is a lock-in

There is no question of inducing customers to a perpetual freebie culture: Paytm Money

In future, we are planning to cross-sell services such as loan against mutual funds and loan against securities to investors on our platform and earn money

On balance, MFs pip ULIPs as primary investment vehicles

Given their tax-free status, lower charges and improving returns, ULIPs cannot be completely ignored

Endowment/money-back policies: Inadequate insurance, low returns

Many buy these plans in a hurry and for the sole purpose of saving on taxes