Most Popular Saving, Investing & Mutual Fund Articles

If you invested Rs 10 lakhs in Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund at its New Funds Offer (NFO) in March 2005, your investment would have multiplied 18 times to nearly Rs 1.8 crores (as of 21st August 2023). The CAGR of Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund since inception is 16.9%. The chart below shows...

The equity market is prone to fluctuate between highs and lows. In the long run above 3 years, the troughs in equity performance have historically always been followed by a correction and then rising markets. These points in the downward markets are where valuations are attractive...

We have covered Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund a number of times in our fund reviews. The scheme has been a strong performer over a long investment horizon (5 years plus), but the fund underperformed in 2018 and also in the first half of 2019. We had discussed the reasons for the 2018-19 underperformance of this scheme...

Flexicap funds are diversified equity mutual fund schemes which invest across market cap segments i.e. large cap, midcaps and small caps. SEBI does not have segment wise limits for flexicap funds. The fund manager can have any allocation to large, mid and small caps, according to his / her market outlook...

Global and Indian equities made a strong comeback in November after remaining volatile in October. The Nifty is back above the 20,000 level and the S&P 500 also posting strong gains in November. The Indian economy continues to be strong with Q2 GDP growth rate of 7.6% surprising...

PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund has been available for investors since March 04, 2015. As equities are a long-term investment product, one must consider at least 3-yrs returns during this period. The PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund’s trailing 3-year returns stand at 27.1% (Regular Growth plan as of 21-Jun-23). The benchmark (Nifty...

Quantum Mutual Fund has launched a small cap equity scheme, Quantum Small Cap Fund. The New Fund Offer has opened for subscription on 26 October 2023. The NFO will close on 27 October 2023. Small cap has been the best performing segment of the equity market in 2023; Nifty Small Cap 250 TRI has given...

Quant funds are thematic equity mutual fund schemes which use quantitative investment strategies. Stock selection of quant funds are based on mathematical models. The fund managers of quant schemes are responsible for developing and reviewing the mathematical models on a periodic basis, and make updates to...

Nippon India Mutual Fund has launched Nippon India Silver ETF and Nippon India Silver ETF FOF. The fund of funds (FOF) will invest in units of Nippon India Silver ETF. While gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been around in India for some, silver ETFs are very new. Nippon India Silver ETF is one of only 3 silver ETFs announced so...

The influence of global brands on modern life both professional and personal is huge. A decade or two back, brands were usually associated with luxury spending e.g. apparel, accessories, gadgets etc. But now from waking up in the morning to going to bed, most of us are consumers of global brands on a daily basis. The toothpaste you use in...