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There are concerns and there are more concerns about the fund performance, sector performance, open ended fund performance, close ended fund performance of Mutual Funds. In all this, what we...

On the close of trading session on Friday the market closed at historical highs on positive global cues. The Sensex and Nifty closed at 27,866 and 8,322 respectively. In the last 12 months the Nifty has given a return...

Though index funds have experienced huge growth in assets under management (AUM) over the last few years, there is relatively less awareness about factor based index funds or smart beta index funds. Factor indices are constructed based on quantitative, rule based investment strategies based on factors which...

Yesterday we did a similar article From one market peak to another: How your SIPs are doing requested by some of our advisor friends. In the last article we covered SIP returns of some popular open ended schemes across...

Value funds are equity mutual fund schemes which follow value style of investing. The essential feature of value style is investing in stocks which are trading at a considerable discount to the fair value (intrinsic value). Fund managers buy and hold these stocks for a long period of time to capture the valuation upside i.e. when the valuation of the...

In a previous article, we discussed that consistent performance should be one of the most important mutual fund selection criteria. Consistent performers aim to outperform the market and generate...

I came across this chart over the internet which suggests that instances of negative returns decreases with increase in Mutual Fund SIP tenure. This led me to another question. What would this chart look like if we change the criteria from 0% returns, as implied above, to a minimum of 14% returns that is generally expected by...

For those in your thirties, this is an important stage of your life. Gone are the carefree days of the twenties. Most likely, now you have a family and your responsibilities are increasing. With increasing responsibilities...

Nippon India Mutual Fund has launched Nippon India Silver ETF and Nippon India Silver ETF FOF. The fund of funds (FOF) will invest in units of Nippon India Silver ETF. While gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been around in India for some, silver ETFs are very new. Nippon India Silver ETF is one of only 3 silver ETFs announced so...

Equity savings funds are hybrid mutual fund schemes which have minimum gross equity exposure 65% and minimum 10% exposure in debt. Equity savings funds can hedge their equity exposure to reduce their net equity risks. Arbitrage is defined as risk free profit, by exploiting pricing mismatches...