Author: Siddharth Baid

This is true, the mutual fund industry is booming. Every fund house is making a lot of money – or is hoping to make a lot, lot more money in the near future and hence the rush for new fund… Read more

Fixed Maturity Plans or FMPs, as we know them, have shown a huge interest among investors in last financial year. All mutual funds companies put together have been able to collect Rs 1.75 lakh crore only in FMPs. Even the… Read more

We all know that mutual funds are one of the most efficient means to take exposure to the equity markets for the following advantages which they offer: Diversification Professional management Lower entry level Economies of scale Innovative plans and services… Read more

The worst phase has been continuing for the investors in the domestic equity markets as well as across the globe. Even mutual fund investors have not been spared from the downfall that has been an impact of developments in both… Read more

Information on anything, yes almost anything is available at our fingertips. We investors are blessed to witness this jet age of information technology. And interestingly, to add further icing to the cake, all this information is available absolutely free. In… Read more

Do you look at the list of the best five or best 10 mutual funds when deciding to start a SIP? If yes, you should definitely read this post’ Past performance is definitely an important criterion for evaluating mutual funds, but… Read more

As a rational investor, we always want to invest in those instruments from where we get maximum returns with minimum risk. Unfortunately there is no such instrument available in the world, that is why we get attracted to risky instrument… Read more

Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) is a tax saving mutual fund that are open for investments during the year. There are different kinds of tax benefits that the investors can expect with the instrument and hence there is a need… Read more

Most of us consider debt mutual funds to be the poorer brethren of the equity mutual funds which garner most of the attention. A debt mutual fund scheme invests in debt papers like Government bonds, fixed deposits, approved private deposits… Read more