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...
Saving is the new investing! Why let your money lie idle in the bank when you can have it working to enhance your wealth! You can invest in gold, real estate; however, we recommend you invest in Mutual funds! In Mutual funds, there are regular...
What are large-cap funds? Large-cap equity funds are a type of equity mutual fund that invests a significant portion of its corpus in companies with large market capitalization. Large-cap companies are well-established companies with a proven track record, stable profitability, strong corporate governance and good market presence...
The term ‘’investment’’ is defined in various ways in different principles and theories. Though the meaning of each definition is alike in nature, it is taken in many contexts. Meaning of the term ‘’investment’’ Two aspects of investment: 1. In an economic sense, investment is defined as a...
What are mutual fund units? Mutual fund schemes are pools of investment collected from volunteering investors who are keen on partaking in the growing financial market of a country which may have the potential to provide superlative returns. These instruments are the easiest way to get...
A risk is a calculated uncertainty that every asset possesses. Liquidity risk is one such uncertainty introduced by the securities market for investment. When an investor acquires an asset, they expect that the investment will mature (as with a bond) or that it will be...
As a mutual fund investor, it becomes a challenging task to understand the difference between growth option, dividend payout option, and dividend reinvestment option of mutual fund schemes and choosing the best option as per individual requirements. We have summarized how each option is different from...