Year-end financial checklist: 8 essential steps to take before December 31
As the year comes to an end, it’s a good time to take a moment and review your finances. The end of the year isn’t just for celebrations—it’s also a…
Retail revolution needed: Five reasons to add fixed income mutual funds in your portfolio
In recent years, the decline in debt mutual fund investors has been alarming. Since 2020, folios in fixed income funds have dropped to 7.1 million from 8.1 million even as…
Best Mutual Funds: These balanced advantage funds managed to beat the benchmark index in the past 5 years
Prior to investing in a mutual fund scheme, it is worthwhile to examine the paste returns of that scheme in relation to other schemes in the same category. Although past…
Weekend Wrap: From Adani Power to Mazagon Dock, top market movers and news of week
Top News SEBI Announces Business Continuity Framework for Stock Exchanges The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a new business continuity framework aimed at enhancing market resilience…
15 NFOs lined up while the market is on a downswing. Should you invest now?
With the stock market undergoing a correction mode with 10 percent fall behind it, investors are not radiating too much enthusiasm about the valuation of stocks and mutual funds. Notwithstanding all…
Mutual funds: Amid market correction, experts upbeat about these sectors and themes
Benchmark indices have undergone a correction of nearly 10 per cent in the past couple of months, leaving investors jittery and anxious. When investors are unsure about the blue chips…
Index Mutual Funds: From types to advantages; all you need to know
Index funds are investment vehicles designed to track a benchmark index. Their objective is to replicate the overall performance of the index they follow. When an investor places money into…
Should you look at conservative hybrid funds amid the market rally?
With overheated markets, the challenge of balancing risk and returns has become more pronounced. For those seeking stability and inflation-beating growth, multi-asset allocation funds (MAAFs) may be a viable alternative…
Understanding Section 80C: Income tax benefits for NRIs and their dependents
My daughter is 21 years old, dependent and has no income of her own. She has been studying in the USA since 2022 and is thus an NRI. She has…
Smart-beta funds: How to pick and choose?
Instead of the regular index, where the highest weight is given to the stock with the largest market capitalization, the smart-beta index gives the highest weight to the stock that…