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MF Query: How Rs 25,000 per month SIP with 15% annual increase can make you a crorepati in 10 years
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SBI hikes FD interest rates. What should debt mutual fund investors do?
SBI have increased FD interest rates, offering guaranteed returns. Investors should consider their goals and risk tolerance before switching from debt mutual funds to FDs.
This MF category is safer than other equity-oriented peers, offers better return than FDs
Equity Savings Funds (ESF) offer safer investment opportunities with potential for higher returns than Fixed Deposits (FDs). They invest in multiple asset classes, including equity, debt, and arbitrage opportunities, providing tax efficiency. ESFs also exploit price differentials in various markets for consistent returns.
Debt mutual funds vs bank FDs: Where to invest for higher returns?
Debt mutual funds outperformed fixed deposits, emphasizing the importance of considering risk profile and investment goals. The strategy involves focusing on short-term funds and excluding target maturity funds.
SBI hikes FD interest rates but still less than what these 313 debt mutual funds have offered
SBI raises fixed deposit rates by up to 75 basis points, effective May 15, yet falls short compared to over 300 debt mutual funds offering higher annualized returns of 6.47% to 11.60%.
RBI not likely to cut interest rates soon; how this delay can impact bond investors, what they should do
The expected reduction in interest rates has been delayed, which is different from what was anticipated earlier this year. Experts now predict a slower and less substantial decrease. This has consequences for bond market investments.
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NPS is a long-term investment with very low costs, low risk profile: Rahul Bhagat, CEO, DSP Pension Fund
Annuity should not be a sore point, because it offers a fixed and assured income for life. It is like a fixed deposit for the rest of your life. An annuity does away with the reinvestment risk and the risk of longevity. At least some part of the retirement portfolio should generate a fixed and assured income, Rahul Bhagat tells Babar Zaidi
NPS equity funds have consistently beaten large-cap mutual fund in last 10 years: A look at how NPS funds have performed
NPS investment: The low charges translate into higher returns for the NPS investor. This is why NPS equity funds have consistently beaten the large-cap mutual fund category in the past 10 years and even the flexi-cap category is ahead by a slim margin. Don’t base your decision on short-term perfromance but look at the long-term returns.
It may be time to park some equity gains in gilts, before the rates fall
As valuations in the mid-cap and small-cap spaces are rich, with short odds on a retreat in the coming months, investors would be better off buying into long-duration debt on expectations of a start to the rate easing cycle, now expected toward the latter half of FY25.
Top gilt funds offer over 7% in 2023; ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund offers 8.26%
The asset under management of the gilt fund category as on November 30, 2023 stands at Rs 26,274.53 crore. The asset under management of the gilt fund category has surged by 60.90% in 2023, from Rs 16,329.91 crore in January to Rs 26,274.53 crore in November.
Mixed signals from bond fund managers; what should mutual fund investors do
The contrasting positioning of various dynamic bond funds indicates that the fund managers are not aligned on interest rates.
With yields seen peaking, investors can look at long duration funds
"Concerns on growth and financial stability point to easier than expected monetary conditions. If this contagion in the global banking system continues, monetary policy will continue to be easy, making it a good time to allocate some money to long duration bonds with a 5-10 year maturity." says Sandeep Bagla, CEO, Trust Mutual Fund.
Dons of Dalal Street: How this chemical engineer found his way to lead one of India’s top mutual fund houses
"In money management, being independent is very important. Having an independent thought process is very important because most often we invest like a crowd or like a herd and herds in the long term do not make money. Retaining independence is important, independence comes from asking the right questions and this particular experience sometime in the year 2000 or 2001 was a very important starting point for me in the journey of asking the right questions about anything and everything."
After a 3-month lull; it's raining mutual fund NFOs in July
There was a lull in the NFO space as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in April, had barred fund houses from floating new schemes till the time the industry complied with its norms concerning the pooling of investors' funds by intermediaries and distributors. The deadline for the implementation of the new guideline was July 1.
13 NFOs are open; Should mutual fund investors bet on them?
The rise in the fame and success of NFOs was attributed to new investment styles which did not exist in the market and also to bigger distribution push in wake of a rising market.
Tweet Buster: Why doing a Google search for best performing mutual funds may misguide you
In this edition of Tweet Buster, we have compiled the best of gyaan from FinTweet to help you navigate an uncertain market, investment ideas and the do's and don'ts of investing. DSP Mutual Fund's Kalpen Parekh says the best way to search for a mutual fund is not by doing a Google search for the "best performing mutual fund" because best performers change every year.
Should I exit mutual fund schemes that are offering negative returns?
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‘Corporate bond funds may be a better bet for debt fund investors’
Debt mutual funds were just recovering from several self-inflicted wounds including investments in ILFS and DHFL, when SEBI launched its broadside against AT1 bonds last month, adding another facet of risk to mutual fund portfolios, in terms of valuation.
Mutual fund houses flood the market with new passive funds. Should you invest?
Mutual fund houses are busy launching new funds these days. The interesting part is that most of these new schemes are passive funds- be it on the equity or the debt side.
Medium to long-end bonds provide a favourable risk-reward: Saurabh Bhatia of DSP Mutual Fund
Many mutual fund investors believe that debt mutual funds are likely to give lower returns in the coming days even as hopes of more rate cuts are slowly fading from the bond market. Will the RBI hold or rates or will it do the unthinkable: raising rates?
Will these mutual funds help me to build Rs 90 lakh in 10 years?
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Mutual fund NFOs hit by COVID19 pandemic; new launches postponed
The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the number of NFO requests from fund houses since January this year. There were 11 NFO filings in January, which fell to 6 in the March and to 2 in May.
Scared of debt mutual funds after Franklin fiasco? Here is a curated list
Templeton’s strategy was all along set up for failure. The only surprise is that it took this long to implode.
Aam stimulus for D-Street
Domestic institutional investors were net sellers of Rs 5 crore worth of shares.
10 smart financial moves to make in 2018
2017 was undoubtedly the year of equities. Small investors, who took to mutual funds in a big way in 2017, were amply rewarded.
Your investments in balanced mutual funds may be at risk
Balanced schemes or equity-oriented hybrid schemes have gained a lot of popularity among mutual fund investors in the last two years. These schemes were typically recommended to first-time investors and very conservative equity investors.
Ask ET Mutual Funds: Is it wise to continue with Kotak Gilt Investment?
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Top-performing equity funds made big money on these stocks. Why can't you?
Retail investors are taking the safe route and putting money into the equity market through the mutual fund route in a very big way.
Will the stock market in 2015 do as well as it did in 2014? RBI's monetary policy will decide
India is among the top-performing emerging markets in 2014. So far in 2014, the Sensex has gained 34%. Smaller companies have fared even better.
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