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If you had invested Rs 1 lakh in Principal Focused Multi-Cap Fund (erstwhile Principal Large Cap Fund) at the time of its launch (NFO) towards the end of 2005, your investment would have multiplied to nearly Rs 6 lakhs (as on May 13^th 2019)...

Every day and every month is a new month in the markets, and when I refer markets, it's safe to say both equity and debt markets. In the last six months, we have not only witnessed equity market corrections, but also flood of news...

Advisorkhoj has always been a big advocate of mutual fund Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) for financial planning. Thanks largely to the efforts of financial advisors and investment awareness programs of asset management...

The bullishness in stock market post the Balakot airstrike started ebbing out since polling for 2019 Lok Sabha elections began in the middle of April 2019. In the last 1 week or so, we saw erosion of nearly Rs 5 lakh Crore...

Most households have idle money lying in their savings bank account. Depending on your income levels, the amount of balance in your savings bank accounts may vary, but money lying idle in savings bank is not productive...

Arbitrage refers to the opportunity of making risk free profits due to price mismatch between two different markets for the same product. A simple example of arbitrage opportunity is the price difference of the same security in...

Over the past few months, debt mutual funds have been in the news for wrong reasons. In September 2018, the shock default by IL&FS (and its subsidiary) on its debt obligation shook the debt markets in which mutual funds are major investors...

Investing in ETFs and index funds are not as popular among retail investors in India as it is in the developed markets like the United States, but it is increasingly gaining popularity among investors. In the last 1 year, Nifty 50...

The difference between a focused fund and more diversified equity funds is that focused funds have a concentrated portfolio strategy as opposed to a diversified mix of stocks / sectors in diversified equity funds. We have had a number...

Performance consistency in mutual funds, in our view, is one of the most important attributes of superior long term returns and wealth creation for investors. Consistent performers may not always be the best performer in a particular year, but...