The tax saving season has started. In fact, most tax saving exercises take place in the last three months of the financial year – between January and March. There are plenty of tax-saving investment options available to you to claim… Read more
Check out: Tax treatment of ELSS
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
Understanding the ABC of Debt funds
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
Sebi flags instant withdrawal plans by liquid funds
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has expressed concern over a recent step by select mutual fund houses to allow investors the option of instant withdrawal from their liquid schemes. A few fund houses have started offering retail investors… Read more
Debt funds – Ideal investment among Fixed Income products
The growth of mutual fund industry in India has been fuelled by equity and debt oriented schemes. These are the only two asset classes where a wide variety of products have been made available. The other asset classes are yet… Read more
MIPs: Smart investment avenues for conservative investors
In recent years, monthly income plans (MIPs) of mutual funds have become quite popular with the investors for their safety and ability to yield returns higher than a bank FD due to its equity exposure. While MIP is a smart… Read more
Choosing funds by Marketcap: Which cap will you put on?
You may have often heard that equity mutual funds invest across market capitalizations (MCap), while some of them invest specifically into a single genre of market cap. However, not many of us have given a thought to the relevance of… Read more
Determine Your Investment Objectives and Understanding Your Risk Profile
Like any purchase decision, your selection of a mutual fund scheme should be based on your expectations and the funds’ ability to fulfill these goals. It is important to be clear about your investment objective before you enter into a… Read more
Is your portfolio like a cricket team with only batsman?
hen the cricket selection committee met to select the team for the next match, they were in dilemma. Question that was going on the mind of each and every selector was what should be the composition of the team. How… Read more
High NAV vs. Low NAV – The Tale of Two Numbers
The Net Asset Value or the NAV is the price at which a single unit of a particular mutual fund is traded. It is calculated by dividing the total net value of the assets held by the fund, to the… Read more