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One of the biggest benefits of SEBI’s Mutual Fund Scheme re-classification initiative is that, investors now have a clearer idea about the market cap composition and risk characteristics of a mutual fund scheme. Large and midcap...

Equity Savings Funds are equity oriented hybrid funds whose risk profiles are more moderate (lower risk) than the traditional balanced funds and yet they enjoy the tax advantage of balanced funds. Balanced Funds allocate at least 65% of their assets...

Equity Savings Funds are a relatively new mutual fund product category. These are equity oriented hybrid funds similar to balanced funds, but the risk profile of these funds are more moderate (lower risk) compared to balanced funds. Balanced Funds...

2024 has been a very interesting year for the Indian stock market. While the broad trend of the market has been bullish, we have also seen periods of volatility in certain pockets and even in the broad market. In the first half of the year Nifty 50 TRI (Total return Index) gave 11.3% return while the broader market...

10,000 crore AUM is an important landmark for equity mutual fund schemes and Mirae Asset India Equity Fund has recently crossed this landmark. Popularity of this fund among Indian mutual fund investors comes on back of strong performance...

Nippon India Mutual Fund has launched a new fund offer, Nippon India Innovation Fund. Nippon India Innovation Fund is a thematic equity fund. The NFO has opened for subscription on 9^th August and will close on 23^th August 2023. The minimum application amount is Rs 500. Investing in Innovation theme, which...

In this series we have discussed some key financial management principles to be followed at various age groups, the twenties, thirties and forties. By the time you reach your fifties, you should have checked off...

For those in your 60s, these are the golden years. You have worked long and hard to deserve a very happy and fulfilling retirement. The pleasure of seeing your children settled and your grandchildren...

Axis Flexi Cap Fund (formerly Axis Multi-cap Fund) completed 3 years in November 2020. 3 year performance period is usually a good horizon to evaluate the performance of a fund. The chart below shows the growth of Rs 10,000 in the scheme since its inception. You can see that the scheme was able to...

A few months back I attended a dinner party at an ex-colleague’s place in Gurgaon. One of the invitees to the party was a chartered accountant cum financial planner, who runs a very successful tax and financial advisory practice in the National Capital...