Mutual Fund assets rise by 11% to Rs 8.8L cr in ’13
The assets managed by mutual funds jumped by nearly Rs 85,000 crore or about 11% to Rs 8.8 lakh crore in 2013, with HDFC MF retaining its top position.
How to measure risks and rewards of equity mutual funds
| 31 Dec 2013, 14:20A routine health check is good for both an investor and his/her investments.
Use mutual funds to diversify with small amounts
| 24 Dec 2013, 14:14Investors and even some of the financial advisers often talk of a mutual fund as an investment product, as if that is an asset class in itself. They hardly realize the fact that mutual fund schemes are actually tools to invest in several other asset classes. So on a standalone basis, a mutual fund scheme is never an asset class.
Mutual funds invest Rs 4.33 lakh cr in debt market in 2013 so far
| 22 Dec 2013, 14:54Domestic mutual funds pumped in over Rs 41,000 crore in the debt market in November, taking their combined investment to Rs 4.33 lakh crore in 2013 so far.
Mutual funds mergers rise on lower STT
TNN | 26 Nov 2013, 13:15It's merger time for mutual funds (MFs). As many as 14 schemes have merged since July this year, which is more than double the pace at which mergers took place between February and May.
Mutual funds take NFO route to mobilise investments, woo investors
ET Bureau | 25 Nov 2013, 13:21Five new fund offers (NFOs) of equity schemes have opened for subscription in November. In comparison, mutual fund houses had launched only eight equity NFOs during the April-October period.
It is the right time to invest in debt mutual funds for the long term
ET Bureau | 21 Nov 2013, 13:28Investment advisors believe that it is the right time for investors to get into long-term debt mutual funds — income funds, in other words.
When to sell your mutual funds
TNN | 6 Nov 2013, 13:59It's unlikely that you will hold on to your mutual fund investments forever. You will need to sell them from time to time.
Use mutual funds as a bridge to several asset classes
TNN | 31 Oct 2013, 14:04It's been about 50 years that mutual fund as an investment vehicle made its debut in India and about two decades that private sector was allowed to set up their own fund houses in India.