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Source: Live Mint Top News 1/India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for January 2025 reached ₹1.96 lakh crore, marking a significant 12.3% year-on-year growth compared to January 2024. This surge reflects increased economic activity, improved compliance, and stricter enforcement measures by tax authorities. The robust growth in GST revenue indicates strong consumption trends, business…
Source: Live Mint Speaking at an event in Mumbai, the regulator drew from her statement of March 2024 where she had warned investors about the potential bubbles in the small and mid-cap segments, and stressed that it might not be appropriate to allow froth to keep building up. She had asked mutual funds to frame…
Source: Live Mint TheGen Z have started to realise that they can generate income without working full-time through passive income. It seems like a scenario wherein you generate income while sleeping so that you can spend time on travelling or pursuing personal interests. By following a well-planned approach, these goals can be achievable. 1. Dividend…
Source: Live Mint Investors in India are now keenly searching for passive investments, this trend is gaining traction as the short term equity market returns are starting to wane due to consistent Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) selling. That is why it will be reasonable to know what Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are and…
Source: Live Mint NAV is a significant parameter or indicator for mutual funds. It merely represents the unit price of a scheme of a fund. It is calculated by reducing the liabilities of a fund from its assets and then dividing by outstanding units. NAV reflects the market value of investment of a fund and…
Source: Live Mint Mutual funds are a popular choice among investors seeking to achieve various financial goals. One of the best aspects of mutual funds is their ability to cater to goal-based investing, such as retirement, buying a house, or funding your child’s education or marriage. Investing for your children is an important financial goal….
Source: Live Mint Mint spoke with debt fund managers about their outlook following RBI’s first rate cut in nearly five years and the fiscal policy measures announced in the Union Budget. Read this | Mint Explainer | RBI’s rate cut and how it will benefit retail borrowers Will yields fall? Fund managers suggest that G-Sec…
Source: Live Mint Before investing in a mutual fund, investors tend to view the past returns. If a scheme has performed consistently well over a long period – say 10 years- – the investors feel confident to choose them. On the other hand, if a scheme has been volatile over the same period- the investors…
Source: Live Mint Indian mid-and small-cap stocks are at the forefront of the sustained market sell-off as investors continued to withdraw billions of rupees from these segments, leaving once-favoured pockets of Dalal Street grappling with significant declines. The market dynamics have worsened due to earnings downgrades, rich valuations, weak sentiment and escalating global trade tensions,…
Source: Live Mint Q. My wife and I have invested in Sensex tracking index funds for the past 8 years and now we want to invest in other index funds. Can you please elaborate on the pros and cons of investing in mutual funds tracking the Nifty 500? Arvind Alhuwalia, Chandigarh, Punjab Understanding Nifty 500…
