What is an Equity Mutual Fund? While it may sound like the name given to a fund which invests only in equities (i.e. stocks) this may or may not be true. A fund must have a minimum of 65% in equity stocks in order to qualify for tax benefits as an equity-oriented...
I get a lot of questions about (i) how much should you diversify; (ii) the kind of returns which diversification can make for you and (iii) pure equity oriented mutual funds. In this post I will try to club these 3 points together. To explain things I will use a set...
The analysis presented below is based on the performance and current composition of 3 market leading funds as of 14th November 2014 in their respective category. There are thousands of funds to choose from and within these funds there are the ones with high...
When it comes to financial products, I often sound like a doomsday conspirator. Some of the things I have written in past: Mutual funds are ‘mostly’ pointless; F&O trading – that too based on software, charts, tips and tools, my friend – it’s like trying to reach...