If you are a mutual funds investor, few things have changed for you. These changes have been brought about by the regulator Sebi in order to boost the industry. Of these, One Scheme One Plan is one of the biggest.
Despite the festivities in the air, market seems to be the only one missing the party. Not surprisingly, the Indian mutual fund (MF) industry saw a dip 4%, for the quarter ended in September. Much to the rescue, Dr Renu Pothen, research manager at Fundsupermart.com reveals her expert tips.
The rate hike by RBI has brought Fixed Maturity Plan once again in to the limelight of the investor. However depending on factors like liquidity, tax implication etc, should FMP be a part of your portfolio? Financial advisor Renu Pothen answers the question by providing insight on FMP investment.
Goal-based funds help investors to remain focused on the investment without reacting to market volatility. Investment advisor Renu Pothen gives us an insight on how goal based funds help investors to achieve their investment objective.
ETFs as an investment product were introduced in US in 1993 and have garnered a good amount of attention in the last decade. In India, we have seen a stream of ETF launches by several fund houses to catch on the hype. ETFs are basically open-ended index funds listed on stock exchanges but, do ETFs really make sense for retail investors?
As the focus for distribution of retail financial products shifts from commission-based to fee-based advisory, it is important for clients to understand the value of advisory and differentiate between financial advisers and mere product pushers.