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Gold ETF is shining!
Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are back in the limelight. After a dull three-month period, a sudden slump in the US stock market last week has investors flocking to buy gold. In the past one week alone, gold prices have increased … Continue reading
Unfair & Anti Investor Practices of Insurance Firms
The Mutual Fund industry is concerned about insurance firms’ unilateral decision to prevent asset management companies from bundling insurance products with their own fund offers. The Life Insurance Council, the apex body of the insurance industry, fired a fresh salvo … Continue reading
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Load Free Direct Investments in Mutual Funds Catching Up
Sebi’s much-hyped entry load waiver for direct mutual fund (MF) applications seems to be having some positive impact, as investors are cashing in on the load-free route to apply for MFs. According to a survey done by IIMS Dataworks on … Continue reading
Benefits of Investing Regularly: Rupee Cost Averaging
There are many investors who like to park their money as a lump sum into an asset class and forget about it. They don’t want to worry about what’s happening to it on a daily basis as long as the … Continue reading
Online Investors get Discounts in Investing in Mutual Funds
Bharti Axa Mutual Fund has devised a new way to persuade investors to switch to the online model. The fund house is launching a plan under its maiden equity scheme, wherein investors opting to receive all communication through email will … Continue reading
Where are Capital Protection Funds now?
Over a year ago, with much hype and hoopla, mutual funds in India added another product to their bouquet — capital protection funds. Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund and UTI Mutual Fund launched the first such schemes in October and December … Continue reading
Advantages of ELSS Mutual Funds
The market may not look good for large commitments but investors can go in for some tax planning with ELSS. There have been reports that foreign institutional investors (FII), like retail investors, have begun to take comfort in debt products … Continue reading
Liquid Funds Outsmart Other Funds
If your investment advisor forced to you put money into liquid mutual fund schemes 6 months ago, you may want to thank him today. In a scenario of negative returns from stock markets, liquid funds — that usually invest only … Continue reading
Mutual Funds Underperform The Benchmark Indices
Those who hold that three to five years is an apt period of time to judge mutual fund returns could do well to take a look at the three-year returns of Indian mutual fund schemes at this point in time.More … Continue reading
