Mutual Funds Articles

Long-term financial planning is essential to achieving your future goals. However, unexpected events like a critical illness or the untimely demise of the sole earning member can affect the financial security of your family. This is where life insurance comes in. Such plans can serve as a financial shield, ensuring...

The market has bounced back after United States and Iran agreed on a 15-day ceasefire. Brent crude price has retreated from $110 per barrel level to below $100 a barrel. The Nifty recovered by almost 2,000 points, bouncing back from its 52-week low of 22,331 to 24,330 level. The sharp correction during the 40-day war between...

Franklin Templeton has launched Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF NFO. Equity Long Short SIFs are specialized investment funds (SIF) which can take naked (unhedged) short positions. Minimum investment amount for SIFs is Rs 10 lakhs, which though is substantially higher compared to mutual funds, is significantly lower than...

Global financial markets have been thrown into turmoil since war broke out in Middle East. With global energy supplies getting severely disrupted and brent crude price touching USD 100 per barrel major indices have tumbled. Sensex and Nifty broke down below their important sentiment levels of 80,000 and 24,000 respect...

Global financial markets have been roiled after outbreak of war in the middle east. The war has caused major disruptions in global oil and gas supplies. Brent crude price has surged past $100 per barrel. The Dow Jones is down 6% since the war began. The Nifty 50 has fallen by 9% and is now close to 23,000 level while the Sensex...

The UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund has completed a little more than 20 years since its inception. It is a sectoral fund which primarily invests in companies from the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance sector. The fund has made a strong recovery in performance post COVID, and has outperformed...

Equity market has been volatile for the last 15 months. Though the market recovered from March 2025 lows, market continued to be volatile due to uncertainty about tariffs, geo-political tensions, escalating global trade conflicts, depreciating INR and continuing FII sell offs. Market recovered strongly after US and India reached...

Imagine the market takes a steep 30% plunge, leaving advisors with the dual challenge of reassuring clients, managing high stress levels, and providing direction in an unpredictable environment. While economic downturns are not new, the relative calm of the past decade has muted the psychological impacts of previous crises...

The UTI Innovation Fund was launched in October 2023 and has completed a little over 2 years. The fund follows an investment strategy based on Innovation, Growth and Quality. Innovation as an investment theme has the potential to outperform the broad market. In the last 10 years NASDAQ 100 (which comprises of companies high on...

Multi asset allocation funds have been gaining popularity with investors, especially in the current geo-political and economic environment. In the last one year assets of multi asset allocation funds have increased by 59% (as on 31st December 2025). Multi asset allocation funds has been the best performing fund categories...