Each type of investment scheme has its own risk, investment objective, expenses as well as fund management styles. While some people may prefer to buy the stocks of their preferred companies, others may prefer to trust experienced fund managers for the same. Thus, the popularity...
What is KYC? KYC stands for Know Your Customer, a process involving identifying and verification of customers by a bank or any financial institution. It is a mandatory process as per the RBI norms to have their customers KYC process completed before allowing them to have...
What are Exchange Traded Funds? Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, are one of the several options available to investors in our investment universe. They are structured like a fund and help invest across several asset classes. In the Indian context, equity ETFs are in prime focus,...
An ideal investment is the one that offers you a way out if you are not satisfied with it. A mutual fund is one such instrument that offers a well-defined exit policy, and the decision is left to the investor. In this blog, we shall cover...
With Indian markets inching north since 2018, it is not hard to find new opinion with respect to investing every day. The plethora of opinions could be confusing and thus it is critical to have a checklist in order to decide on the investments options...
In a commercial climate ridden with multiple complexities, being an astute and deft investor requires a blend of both, prudence and diligence. Not only do you have to cautiously consider a multitude of investment options, but you also have to ensure that you select the...
Introduction Some of us have short term financial goals, such as buying a car two years down the line. Investors wanting to get returns from their financial instruments in a fixed short span can look at short term investment plans. Any financial instrument whose maturity ranges...
With Nifty touching lifetime highs, many of the mutual fund schemes are showing signs of recovery. This may have resulted in the accumulation of Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) in your portfolio. And since we are approaching the close of the financial year, it's a...
Small-cap funds are one of the types of mutual fund. The Cap stands for market capitalization, meaning the total market share of any publicly traded companies. So, market share is determined when the total number of outstanding shares are multiplied into market price per share (eg....
You must have received numerous calls from people or companies trying to recommend some mutual funds. Have you ever wondered who these people are? Are they authorized to recommend funds? Is their recommendation trustworthy? Off late, mutual funds have become a favorite investment instrument. All thanks...