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Mutual Funds Basics & Features

  • When should I redeem my mutual fund?
    A prospective investor wanting to invest in mutual funds has many unanswered questions before him. Starting with the basic ones like the difference between mutual fund and stocks to the diversification, convenience, risk factors, time of redemption and liquidity factors of mutual funds the doubts seem endless.
  • Portfolio Management
    If you are a keen follower of the financial markets, have sometimes dabbled in the same and are registered online for stock updates any of the scores of websites offering such services, you may have at one point in time or another come across terms such as 'money manager', 'investment manager' or 'portfolio managers'.
  • What you should know before investing in ETF?
    Looking for low cost investment vehicle? Then try ETF (exchange traded fund). It is a close relative of the mutual fund and tracks the value of its underlying asset. The underlying assets could be assets, commodities and bonds.
  • Enter free, Pay to exit!
    On a broad scale, the benefits to the Customers are positive, to the distributors they are seemingly negative and the AMCs would be affected in terms of paper work but not much in terms of earnings. Let’s look at what the new norms have in store for us.
  • More on funds
    Here is an analysis of the ratios that can help you gauge the performance of your fund as regards investing in less riskier investment avenues.
BSE SENSEX 17,021.85 +236.20 +1.41%
S&P CNX NIFTY 5,052.45 +63.45 +1.27%
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