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Youth is that period of our lives when we are free from almost all responsibilities. We graduate from college, land a good job and become financially free. The next step, which is also the most obvious one, is settling down. After marriage, we own a...

If you started a monthly SIP of Rs 10,000 in Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund at the time of its inception(August 2010), you could have accumulated a corpus of nearly Rs 56 lakhs (as on 31st July 2024) with a cumulative investment of just Rs 16.8 lakhs. This large cap fund has recently completed 14 years...

Midcap and Small Cap equity mutual funds had a dream run from 2014 to 2017. During this period the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Small Cap 100 indices grew at a CAGR of 28% each. Midcap and small cap mutual funds were able to give...

Large and Midcap market segment refers to the top 250 companies by market capitalization. The top 100 companies by market capitalization are large cap companies, while the next 150 companies are classified as midcaps. Mutual...

In this blog post, we have selected two equity mutual fund schemes from Principal MF stable and looked at their long term performance track record. Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund, a large and midcap equity fund and Principal Multicap...

A misperception about mutual funds among many retail investors, especially less experienced investors is that, these are risky investments. You should know there are several types of low risk mutual fund schemes where you can deploy your money productively (higher rate of return) instead of keeping it idle in your savings bank...

According to SEBI guidelines, the top 100 stocks by market capitalization in India are known as Large Cap stocks. The market capitalization of Large Cap companies lies between Rs 690 bn to Rs 18 trillion. (AMFI data as on 31st December 2023). The core sectors like petroleum products, oil and gas, coal, power, cement steel...

Financial Services plays a critical role in the economic growth and development of any country. Efficient financial systems with focus on financial inclusion is essential for the long-term development of emerging economies. For example, China has the largest banking sector in the world with bank assets nearly 3 times of its GDP...

Before purchasing any financial product there are a few basic questions that an investor should ask oneself such as; does the asset fit in his risk reward matrix and investment needs; what is the financial goal for which you are purchasing this...

We have stated a number of times in our blog that you can put the idle money in your savings bank account to productive use by investing it in overnight, liquid and ultra-short duration funds. All three debt mutual fund categories invest primarily in money market instruments, but there are differences...