Articles [Mutual Funds]

Types of mutual funds are based on investment objectives are 1. Growth or equity fund: These are funds that predominantly invested in equity and equity related schemes. Although these schemes have risk associated with the equity market, they...

ULIP - Unit Linked Insurance Plans: High Loads (Ranging from 4% to 60%, ULIP companies will charge you around 20%-60%, depending on the company, in the first year and less in the subsequent years). We can claim tax reduction on the amount...

The two methods of investing in mutual funds are invest once and the second one is SIP, an acronym for Systematic Investment Plan. Most of the people who invest in mutual funds don't know the actual benefits of the Systematic Investment Planning...

The offer document which contains very useful information. It is required to be given to the prospective investor by the mutual fund. As per the minimum disclosures prescribed by SEBI in the offer document, the following are disclosed in the offer...

As per the prevailing tax laws in India, one can save tax on the investments in noted mutual funds, insurance, ULIPs upto Rs. 1 Lakh. We can compare ULIPs as equal to the mutual funds in their operation except the extra feature the ULIPs...

Many investors has the common confusion in selecting the growth/dividend/dividend reinvest option. Here is short summary of them. Dividend Option: Dividend offered by the Mutual Funds is similar to the the dividends given in stocks. The funds...

Most people loose the earnings by selling their hard earned investment without any reason or taking wrong advises. The best time to sell your fund depends on many parameters.The performance of the fund comes down: This is the typical case where...

Before starting investing, we should know some basic things. See the Checklist For Novice.To invest in a mutual fund, you need the following: PAN Card: As per the SEBI rules, the PAN card submission is mandatory to invest in the mutual...

NAV is one of the key term in the mutual funds terminology. Most people confuse it with the share price, but there is lot of difference in the share price and the net asset value. Net asset value is nothing but the value of each unit of a...

NAV is one of the key term in the mutual funds terminology. Most people confuse it with the share price, but there is lot of difference in the share price and the net asset value. Net asset value is nothing but the value of each unit of a...