What Does Investment Mean? Investment is a process of allocating money to different financial instruments with the goal of earning good returns in the future. There are numerous investment vehicles such as mutual funds, equities, debt securities, etc available in the market for investors. Some of these investments are riskier as compared with others. Before…
Often consumers associate mutual funds with a degree of high risk. On the other hand it may also suggest that they are looking for those categories of schemes that will require a high risk appetite. To put it simply, “high risk mutual funds” are schemes that are majorly dependent on the market sentiment. Essentially consisting…
Small cap funds have been battered by the recent market correction even as they were already reeling from a tough year. A question on many investor minds is, ‘have they fallen enough?’ This is not an easy question to answer. Mutual Funds are not stocks or even passive collections of stocks. A fall in NAV…
This is one of the biggest dilemmas an investor faces when starting their investment journey of market-linked financial instruments. For those investors who are looking for extremely high returns, investment in stocks seems to be a more attractive option compared to mutual fund investment. Certainly, there is a good chance of getting high returns in…
Table of Contents : What are Thematic Funds? 5 Best Thematic Funds to Invest Advantages of Investing in Thematic Funds How to Invest in Thematic Funds? FAQs Thematic funds are mutual funds that invest in stocks of multiple sectors, which are woven around a determined theme. These funds may invest in sectors following themes…
Table of Contents : What are Sectoral Funds 5 Best Sectoral Funds to Invest Advantages of Investing in Sectoral Funds How to Invest in Sectoral Funds? FAQs Sectoral funds are the ones that invest in stocks of only one sector. These funds are bound to invest at least 80% of their assets in a…
Table of Content: What are Medium Duration Funds? Features Things to be considered before investing Who should invest? Taxation of Medium Duration Funds List of 10 Best Medium Duration Funds What are Medium Duration Funds? The open-ended mutual funds investing in debt and money market instruments, with the Macaulay Duration of the portfolio between 3…
Retirement Planning: In India, old age, retirement and pension are terms that are used almost interchangeably. Hence, it should not come as a surprise that for retirement planning, the conveniently named pension plans offered by insurance companies are hot favorites. In fact, most retirement planners choose these products simply on the basis of their limited…
Table of Contents : What are the Mutual Fund Costs? Why is Expense Ratio Higher for Regular Plans? Mutual Fund Charges with High Expense Ratio List of Mutual Funds to Invest in 2020 All Mutual funds come with some charges that are levied on the investors as a fee for management of the fund…
The automobile industry in India has been hit by the worst crisis in 20 years. With more than 2.3 lakh jobs lost in the last few months, the situation looks dire. The overall slow growth of the economy, especially the slowdown in consumption, has led to the biggest contraction in auto sales. Mutual funds, that…
