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Small and Midcap equity mutual funds have been among the top performing mutual funds across all categories in the last few years. Small and Midcap funds have outperformed large cap funds both in terms of trailing returns and annual returns...

When it comes to investments made for the purpose of tax savings under Section 80C of Income Tax Act, Public Provident Fund (PPF), Life Insurance premiums and Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS)...

Some top performing equity funds have given 2 times returns in the last 3 years. Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity fund has given 17 times returns in 12 years, implying that on an average, investment in the fund has doubled in value every 3 years...

Balanced Funds are ideal investment options for first time mutual fund investors and also investors with a moderate appetite for volatility. Over a long time horizon top Balanced Funds have given investors excellent returns and helped them meet a...

Market cycles are realities that all equity investors have to live with. Over the past 15 years, we had three bear market cycles. Some economists are of the opinion that market cycles will get shorter in the future. However, irrespective of...

A lot has been written in financial blogs about Direct Plans. Many financial experts argue in favour of Direct Plans, especially about the fact that the expense ratio is lower in Direct Plans and that returns are a little...

The last one year has been very difficult for equity markets. Though weakness was seen across the breadth of the market, the large cap market segment saw the biggest decline. In the last one year while the S&P CNX 500 index fell by 11%, the Nifty...

How do you know if your mutual funds are performing well? We have investment objectives in our financial plans. Implicit in our plan are expectations on investment returns. Your equity fund may...

Tax planning is an important concern for a lot of people looking to save taxes under Section 80C. Section 80C of Income Tax Act allows tax payers to claim deductions from their taxable income by investing in certain instruments. Equity Linked Saving...

Credit Opportunities funds, sometimes also known as corporate bond funds, are similar to short term debt funds. While short term debt funds are good investment options over a one to two years investment horizon for conservative investors...