With the growing popularity of mutual funds in India, inflows into schemes of all types have surged. According to AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) data till March 2018, there were 71.35 million mutual fund accounts in India with individual retail investors accounting for 99.4% of these. In terms of allocation, 83% of investment…
Table of Contents : Explained: Fixed Income Investments Fixed Income Investment Products Exchange Traded Funds Debt Funds Money Market Funds Taxation Risks involved Top Fixed Income Plans Investment that intend to provide investors with a fixed income in the form of interest or dividend is basically referred to as Fixed Income Investment. Additionally, fixed income…
Mutual fund as an investment vehicle, is rapidly gaining popularity across India. The April–November period of 2015 saw an addition of 2.5 million new investors in mutual fund sector. However, most of these new investors and in fact, even the existing ones, do not have a clear understanding of important terms and concepts crucial for […]
Your investments will be passed on to your heirs after you die. If you die leaving a will behind, your property will go to the heirs named in the will according to the shares you have specified. If you die without a will, these will the heirs mentioned by the personal law applicable to you….
The mutual fund industry in India manages assets worth an estimated Rs. 21.41 trillion as per AMFI data calculated till the 31st of October 2017. This might seem like a huge sum of money but in comparison to developed markets, mutual funds are still an emerging market. This becomes clear when you compare this to…
Rahul, a 32-year old marketing professional, is thinking of investing in equities through mutual funds, given that he is looking at more than 5 years’ investment horizon. He is a do-it-yourself kind of person who wants to learn about investment products and manage his own investments. However, with over 460 equity-oriented mutual funds to choose […]
Mergers and acquisitions have become common in mutual fund industry. Recently in the past, Kotak Mutual Fund acquired Pinebridge Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund acquired Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund Bought Daiwa and Birla Sun Life acquired ING Mutual Fund. Now, Pramerica Mutual Fund is going to buy Deutsche Mutual Fund. Deutsche will […]
There are multiple investment options available in the market to save tax such as Mutual Funds (ELSS), 5-year Bank FDs, PPF, ULIPs, NSCs, and NPS. Investors may get confused while picking the right fit of tax saving investment for them. The article aims to present a comparative analysis of popular tax saving options available in India….
