Investing Insights

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3 Smart Applications of Liquid Funds

Liquid Funds offer stability, liquidity, and better returns than savings accounts, making them ideal for emergencies, STPs, and parking booked profits. They're a smart way to keep your money working efficiently!

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How to invest in Mutual Funds During Volatile Markets

Market volatility is inevitable, but understanding equity returns, strategically booking profits, and investing can help you navigate the turbulence. Stay patient, and stay disciplined—your SIPs will reward you in the long run!

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7 lesser known facts about Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds have several lesser-known aspects that every investor should understand. From expense ratios and direct plans to potential exit loads and tax implications, being aware of these factors will help you make more informed investment decisions and navigate the risks—especially in volatile markets.

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Mutual Fund Investor? Drop these 4 portfolio damaging habits today!

To maximize returns, avoid common mistakes in mutual fund investing like ignoring asset allocation, excessive churning, lack of reviews, and overdiversification. Focus on a balanced, well-reviewed portfolio with strategic rebalancing for long-term growth.

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Hybrid Mutual Funds - Decoded

SEBI’s recent recategorization move has resulted in the creation of 36 “categories” of Mutual Funds, each with iron-tight definitions that are impossible to manipulate. In the long run, this stands to benefit investors as they will know exactly what they’re getting into while investing their hard-earned money! Here are the 6 sub-categories of “Hybrid” Mutual Funds, along with a short note on who exactly this category of Mutual Fund is “Sahi” for!

3 things you didn’t know about Mutual Fund SIP investments

Mutual Fund SIPs are gaining immense popularity, with investments crossing the ?7,000 crore mark. But before you dive in, there are key aspects to understand. This blog explores why low returns in the early years aren’t necessarily bad, how volatility can work in your favor, and how some SIPs even offer free life insurance. Read on to make the most of your SIP investments!

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What are Robo Advisors and How do They Work?

Globally, the market for robo-advisory services is growing rapidly, and experts believe that the Indian market will follow suit in due course. According to a recent Business Insider Intelligence forecast, robo-advisers will manage investment products worth $1 trillion by 2020 globally, which will go up to $4.6 trillion by as early as 2022. That’s a massive degree of acceleration! As an investor, it’s vital that you know what Robo Advisory platforms are, and how they work.

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Top Mutual Fund Misconceptions Retirees Should Avoid

The cumulative Assets Under Management (AUM) of Indian Mutual Funds may have gone past the 22 Lakh Crore (22 Trillion) rupee mark recently, but anecdotal evidence suggests that a number of Mutual Fund investment related misbeliefs still abound. Here are three common ones to watch out for.

Post Recategorization: Which Debt Mutual Fund is

Read this blog to know the correct debt mutual fund. Debt Mutual Funds are divided in 16 different categories so many investors are confused. To know more, visit us now!

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Post Recategorization: Debt Fund Concepts That Every Investor Should be Aware of

Post SEBI’s mandate to Asset Management Companies, the latter have been engaged in a scramble to consolidate, terminate, rename, or launch new schemes to fit them into the 16 debt fund categories defined by the regulator. According to the new regulations, an AMC will be permitted to run only one debt mutual fund per category.

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How are Mutual Fund SIP Returns Calculated?

Read this blog to learn how are Mutual Fund SIP returns are calculated? To know more about how SIP returns are calculated, visit FinEdge now.

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Should You Shift Your RD’s to Mutual Fund SIP’s?

With the ubiquitous chime of “Mutual Funds Sahi Hai” sounding in every other ad break, it was a matter of time before Mutual Fund Investments piqued the interest of a hitherto untapped segment of investors – those who had never looked beyond fixed deposits or recurring deposits to deploy their idle money.