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While the performance of equity funds last year had been in general, lackadaisical, the performance of the small and midcap funds category has been particularly tepid. The average return of small and midcap...

At the close of trading today, the Indian equity markets has broken all records and reached its all time high, on the back of strong FII buying. The Sensex closed at 21919 and the Nifty at 6526. However, the journey...

Credit risk funds are debt mutual fund schemes which aim to capture higher yields by investing in AA or below rated corporate bonds (Non-Convertible Debenture). Lower rated bonds pay higher coupon rate to investors and by investing slightly...

The impact of elections on Indian equity market is well known. When election results were in line with the market expectations then market rose sharply, and when they were not in line with market expectations the market...

It is an approach to investing in which the investor takes position about the market in a direction opposite to the prevailing market trend. So, if the market is moving upward, the contrarian investor would take the...

Sometimes investors are confused with the variety of options in mutual funds. These options are designed to meet the different needs of the investors with different risk profiles and financial objectives. Mutual fund...

There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Indian equities. The Lok Sabha election has given an historic verdict. For the first time since 1984, a single party has an absolute majority in the Parliament. This...

Axis Mutual Fund is launching a New Fund Offer (NFO) which will invest in global equities. The NFO is a fund of fund investing in Schroder International Selection Fund Global Equity Alpha. Schroder is one of the leading Asset Management Companies (AMC) of the world. The underlying fund, Schroder International Selection Fund...

ICICI Prudential Top 200 Fund was one of the oldest (amongst the private sector pack) and well known diversified equity fund. The fund was launched more than 20 years back and over this long journey, the fund had its share of ups and downs. However, if...

Term insurance policies are becoming increasingly popular in India, and for a very good reason. Yet a large number of people still go for traditional plans like endowment plans or money back plans. The appeal of...