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Source: Live Mint The year 2024 saw the launch of 200 new fund offers (NFOs) with September and October contributing 50 schemes. It is common among retail investors to invest in a new fund offer since they assume that the price at which a scheme is available is invariably tempting. However, this is often not…
Source: Live Mint Read this | Investing in 2025: How often should you rebalance your portfolio? Much like the “Impossible Trinity” in economics, the Fixed Income Trinity highlights that optimizing all three elements simultaneously is unfeasible. Investors must prioritize two, inevitably compromising the third. Fixed Income Trinity explained The Trinity revolves around three key aspects:…
Source: Live Mint Investing in a mutual fund consistently can yield good returns. In fact, consistency is the key to investment and wealth generation. An investment made over a long period of time gives the benefit of compounded returns. Compounding is so potent that it is sometimes referred to as magic. This is how it works: when…
Source: Live Mint Q. I am a Senior Creative Director working with a marketing agency in Bengaluru. I have been investing in large-cap index mutual funds for the past 4 years. I plan to diversify my portfolio and invest in other categories. Many of my acquaintances have suggested that I invest in quant funds. However,…
Source: Live Mint Retirement is a phase we all face, especially for salaried professionals. It’s a period when regular income from work stops, but expenses—monthly bills, healthcare, and leisure—continue. The key to enjoying a financially secure retirement lies in the preparation you do during your working years. By saving and investing wisely, you can build…
Source: Live Mint Top NewsSEBI outlines process for waiver or reduction of interest in recovery proceedings The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued guidelines for seeking a waiver or reduction of interest levied during recovery proceedings for penalty defaults. The guidelines specify the eligibility criteria, application process, and exclusions for applicants. Entities…
Source: Live Mint Mutual fund vs PPF: Imagine that you have two options to invest your hard-earned money. Option A offers a 7.1 per cent return, while option B offers an average return of 12 per cent in the long term. What would you choose? Option B, right? After all, the difference of about 5…
Source: Live Mint Mutual funds are fast emerging as the investment vehicle of choice for a growing segment of Indian investors. According to statistics released by Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the Assets Under Management (AUM) of the Indian Mutual Fund industry has grown from ₹10.90 trillion as on November 30, 2014 to…
Source: Live Mint In the calendar year 2024, mutual fund investors’ investment through the SIP (systematic investment plans) route touched ₹2,89,227 crore with the highest contribution of ₹26,459 crore in December. Interestingly, December also happened to be the 46th month of positive equity inflows with the first one in March 2021. The mutual fund industry’s…
Source: Live Mint Mutual Fund folios hit at all-time high of 22,50,03,545 in December 2024, revealed the latest data released on Thursday by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Retail mutual fund folios (which include equity, hybrid, and solution-oriented Schemes) were at an all-time high of 17,89,93,911 for the month of December 2024,…
