There are multiple ways to invest in the stock market, like investing in index funds. If you don’t want to spend time researching the market, picking stocks, index funds are an excellent investment option. Index funds are mutual funds that invest in the underlying stocks of benchmark indices. The primary objective of an index fund …
Tax-saving mutual funds or equity-linked savings schemes are specially designed investment instruments that allow investors to save tax under section 80C of the Income Tax Act. If tax saving is your concern, this article is for you. Before we begin, let’s familiarise ourselves with ELSS funds. What are ELSS funds? Tax-saving mutual funds offer tax …
Mutual funds are a smart investment for generating good returns at moderate risk. But it is not always true. There are a few risky mutual funds that you should avoid. As a mutual fund investor, you should avoid these funds to improve returns on your investment. In this article, we will discuss the mutual funds …
Mutual fund investment comes in many forms and types, catering to various customers. Mutual fund investing offers some attractive benefits, like the service of a professional asset manager. Investors trust fund managers to make the right investment decisions to earn profit. It is better to understand how fund managers work if you are an investor. …
Risk and investment go hand-in-hand. It is believed that the higher the risk, the greater your returns are. On the other hand, it’s believed that the returns will be low if an investment is a low risk. But that doesn’t always have to be true. There are low-risk, high-return investments that are capable of generating …
Factor investment is one of the many strategies that experts use while investing. It combines active and passive investing to capture extra returns at reduced risk. This investing concept is relatively new in India. If you want to learn more about factor investing, keep reading. Factor investing is gaining momentum in India. Many investors want …
On Monday, January 10, 2022, the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) came out with the data which stated the increased interest of retail investors in the last month of 2021. When the stock markets were correcting, the retail investors infused more money. The scare of the omicron variant failed to affect retail enthusiasm. …
Key Highlights The risk-o-meter can be likened to a report card that is based on the scheme’s portfolio and comes out monthly. Here’s how to read the debt funds’ risk class matrix. Credit risk-> /Interest rate risk Class A (least risky) Class B (moderately risky) Class C (riskiest) Class I (least volatile) AI Interest rate …
The compilation is made by considering the increase in the share of overall mutual fund equity AUM in comparison to the previous year. IT software Businesses nowadays are getting increasingly digitised and are investing more in technology. A growing number of schemes added these stocks to their portfolios. The overall equity AUM for this sector …
It is stated that investing is simple but not easy. The problem is most of the market participants think exactly opposite. And such conviction is higher especially during the bull phase of equity markets. The kind of equity market we have witnessed in the past one year, most of the new entrants have made significant …
