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Source: Live Mint Hybrid mutual funds are funds that invest in multiple asset classes. Their investments constitute a collection of equity, debt, gold and even real estate. This kind of planned diversification while investing helps in managing risk and returns. Hence, ensuring both growth potential and stability making the case for them as solid investment…
Source: Live Mint In the run up to the Budget 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2024-2025 in the Parliament on Jan 31, giving an assessment of the economy’s performance in the current financial year while listing out the challenges ahead. The survey document keeps GDP growth forecast for FY26 in the range of 6.3…
Source: Live Mint The movie has more flash, more swagger than the dark Malayalam version where Prithviraj looks like he’s truly haunted by his loss of memory, and events there seem to be a tad more honest. Like all Haider and Udta Punjab fans, one expected Shahid Kapoor to add a little more ‘acting’ than…
Source: Live Mint The Union Budget 2025 is just around the corner, and taxpayers are keeping a close watch. Over the years, the middle class has shouldered a big part of the tax burden, with individual tax collections doubling from ₹4.8 lakh crore in FY21 to ₹10.4 lakh crore in FY24. This year, many are…
Source: Live Mint Top News 1/ SEBI mandates daily disclosure of the Information Ratio (IR) for equity-oriented mutual fund schemes on AMC and AMFI websites. IR measures risk-adjusted returns by comparing portfolio returns to benchmark returns, accounting for volatility. This aims to enhance transparency, aid investor decision-making, and improve scheme performance evaluation. AMFI must ensure…
Source: Live Mint If you are planning to invest in a mutual fund scheme, it is quite usual to evaluate the past returns of that scheme and compare the same with its rivals in the same category. Although past returns do not guarantee the future returns, they, however, give a sense of the scheme’s potential…
Source: Live Mint The famous Netflix series Squid Game is an expression of faithfully intimate drama, troubling imagery, and nail-biting plot twists, thus gripping audiences across the globe. In this wait for Season 2, these deeper reflections about money, human nature, and survival strike a chord with most of us, just like those high-stakes games…
Source: Live Mint I am 28 years old and have a portfolio worth ₹47.4 lakh, comprising ₹36.5 lakh in equities and the rest in mutual funds. I regularly invest ₹25,000 per month via SIPs, with a 10% annual increment in these contributions. With no liabilities, I am considering investing an additional ₹10 lakh, either in…
Source: Live Mint Initial Public Offering (IPO) provides investors the opportunity to participate in the initial sale of a company’s shares. If you want to invest early in potentially high growth companies, it’s an attractive option which you can definitely consider. When it comes to the payment methods accepted for IPO applications, the use of…
Source: Live Mint While maintaining a positive outlook on IT, pharmaceuticals and chemical sectors, Varun Goel, Senior Fund Manager (Equity) of Mirae Asset Investment Managers says that he does not expect any major change in capital gains taxation or exemptions for mutual funds in Budget 2025. In an email interaction with Mint, he shares his views on investing in…
