Category: Mutual Funds

There are different tax implications for various actions that are undertaken by an investor but often the situation can become complicated. The same action undertaken by different entities could result in a different tax outcome and one has to be… Read more

Many of the tax payers are looking for various options to save income tax u/s 80C. While there are several options to save tax, one of the attractive ways is to invest in tax saving funds, technically known as ELSS…. Read more

There has been a lot of controversy over celebrity advertisements in mutual funds and this has led to the intervention of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in the matter. No matter what the final decision or guidelines… Read more

Mutual funds are certainly subject to market risks, reading of the offer document carefully is the statutory warning and an advice before investing. Hence, it makes the investors alert and fearful at the same time. This implies, while mutual funds… Read more

We all want our money to grow and that’s the purpose of investment. But if one were to assess the performance of a vehicle and if this vehicle is Mutual Fund, then the right indicator would be keeping a track… Read more

A Global Fund of Funds is an investment avenue that allows domestic investors to participate in global equity markets through investments made locally. Investors can do this through a domestic mutual fund house (AMC) offering a scheme that invests in… Read more

The investment behaviour of most investors suggests that people save and invest too little, too late.  It appears that most people take their investments seriously either when their children are closer to taking up higher studies or to be married… Read more

Investors and even some of the financial advisers often talk of a mutual fund as an investment product, as if that is an asset class in itself. They hardly realize the fact that mutual fund schemes are actually tools to… Read more

You already know that the budget didn’t have any specific sops for mutual funds. Does that mean it won’t have any impact on your mutual fund investments? “Budget didn’t have anything directly impacting the mutual fund schemes. But, there were… Read more

The fear of hike in taxes was very real in the equity markets before the Budget. There was fear of possible increase in securities transaction tax (STT), short-term capital gains tax, time period to determine long term capital gain, etc…. Read more