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Let me start by wishing all our dear readers a very happy and prosperous 2016. On behalf of the entire Advisorkhoj.com team, I want to thank our readers for their strong support and engagement over the past year and we will endeavour to further...

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...

Multi-Asset funds are hybrid mutual fund schemes which invest in different asset classes like equity, fixed income, gold etc. The fund manager decides the proportional allocation to each asset class based on the market conditions with the objective of balancing risks and returns. Multi-asset...

With banks reducing FD interest rates, we are seeing investor interest in debt mutual funds over the last few months. However, many investors are concerned about credit risks affecting debt funds. With the economy contracting and company revenues severely hit in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic credit risk concerns are likely to...

The equity market has enjoyed a strong rally this year with the Nifty 50 index crossing the historic 20,000 levels in September 2023. From the middle of September, we saw profit booking and Nifty correcting nearly 700 points (as on October 20, 2023) from its all-time high. The global risk...

Equity Linked Savings Schemes are mutual fund schemes which qualify for tax savings under Section 80C of Income Tax Act, 1961. You can claim up to Rs 1.5 lakhs deduction from your taxable income by investing in ELSS. ELSS investments have a lock-in period of 3 years. If you are investing in ELSS through Systematic Investment Plans, each SIP...

After a few days of weakness the market has resumed its upward journey. As on February 12 end of day, Nifty has reclaimed the psychologically important 8,700 level and is now marching towards the 8,800 level...

Regular Advisorkhoj readers know that we give a lot of importance to performance consistency when evaluating mutual fund scheme. Performance consistency across mixed market conditions is particularly important for focused equity funds which invest in relatively small number (less than 30 stocks) of high...

Mutual fund Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) is the best tax saving investment option under Section 80C of income tax. You can claim up to Rs 1.5 Lakhs of deduction from your gross taxable income by investing an equal amount...

Blue chip stocks are very large corporations with strong nationwide or even global reputations. Based on market capitalization, they are the largest of the large cap stocks. A blue chip fund invests primarily in blue chip stocks. As per SEBI’s categorization of mutual fund schemes, blue chip funds are large cap funds...