Most Popular Saving, Investing & Mutual Fund Articles

This is either a rookie mistake on part of the investor or deliberate mis-selling by the distributor or financial adviser. Par value of a mutual fund unit is meaningless, because the unit by itself has no value...

Bhartiya Janta Paryt (BJP) + NDA had an electrifying win this Lok Sabha Election. This win, much predicted and expected had been looked forward by the financial market as it provided the much needed push...

In our previous article we had discussed how to effectively study the key information elements presented in the factsheet for equity funds. In this article, we will discuss to effectively evaluate the information...

The thought of risk is not something we all want to risk. Security is what our lives should be aimed at. As secure job, secure life, secure investments. So when you hear your friend getting great returns on a Mutual...

Credit risk funds are debt mutual fund schemes which aim to capture higher yields by investing in AA or below rated corporate bonds (Non-Convertible Debenture). Lower rated bonds pay higher coupon rate to investors and by investing slightly...

It is an approach to investing in which the investor takes position about the market in a direction opposite to the prevailing market trend. So, if the market is moving upward, the contrarian investor would take the...

ICICI Prudential Top 200 Fund was one of the oldest (amongst the private sector pack) and well known diversified equity fund. The fund was launched more than 20 years back and over this long journey, the fund had its share of ups and downs. However, if...

Sometimes investors are confused with the variety of options in mutual funds. These options are designed to meet the different needs of the investors with different risk profiles and financial objectives. Mutual fund...

At the close of trading today, the Indian equity markets has broken all records and reached its all time high, on the back of strong FII buying. The Sensex closed at 21919 and the Nifty at 6526. However, the journey...

The impact of elections on Indian equity market is well known. When election results were in line with the market expectations then market rose sharply, and when they were not in line with market expectations the market...