Many of us invest in Mutual Funds for tax saving purposes also. These are called ELSS Funds or Equity Linked Savings Schemes. However, in this post, I am sharing with you the reasons why you must stay away from such products. As you may be aware, ELSS funds are...
Today I was reading the news that Reliance parked Rs.35,000 Cr from Jio stake sales in Ultra Short Term or Money Market Funds The whole world discusses interest rate risk, credit risk, or default risk of debt mutual funds. However, the recessions will pose one more...
Index Funds are gaining popularity among Indian investors. However, there is no proper categorization for Index Funds to find and identify the available funds. Hence, I thought to prepare the list of Index Funds in India 2020. Do remember that, while preparing this...
How many of you know the types of Mutual Funds in India? Many of us simply invest based on the returns or fancy star ratings. However, only a few know the complete list of mutual funds. In this article, let us understand the complete list of mutual funds types as per...
Considering the current credit rating downgrades, default risks, and the falling interest in Bank FDs, many are desperately looking for a safe haven to invest. Hence, recently someone asked me whether the Gilt Mutual Funds are safe? Let us understand reality. What are...
Many of us investing in Debt Mutual funds thinking they are safe. However, the recent events made us to relook into debt mutual funds by definition itself. As you may be aware, now debt funds turned to be riskier than equity funds. Because in the case of equity funds,...
For 2-3 days there are certain news items mentioning how certain AMCs are doing the Inter-Scheme Transfer to manage their redemption pressure in debt funds. Due to Mutual Funds Inter-Scheme Transfer - Whether Hybrid Funds risky now? The major concern to all of the...
We all admire Warren Buffett when it comes to equity investing and wealth creation. What are his views on Index Investing? What did he tell during Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2020 - Warren Buffett on Index Fund? Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2020 - Warren...
Those who already invested in Franklin India's six closed Funds, the biggest question for them is when they will get back the money? As you may be aware, due to the suspension of Franklin Templeton India's 6 Funds, investors have no choice but to wait for the money to...
Today Franklin Templeton India closed it's 6 Debt Funds giving the reason that it found difficult to manage due to the COVID 19 situation. In it's communication, Franklin Templeton India mentioned as below. The Trustees of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund in India...
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 index fund NFO is launching today for subscription. There is a huge noise around this fund. The reason is that this is an Index Fund and it is INTERNATIONAL Fund. But should you invest? In India, Index Funds are gaining popularity and I am...
Effective from 1st April 2020 under Sec.194K - TDS on Mutual Fund Income will be deducted. What is the applicable TDS rate for this section and which income is eligible for TDS? Types of Income in Mutual Funds When you invest in Mutual Funds, then there are two types...