Your behaviour shapes your style of investment. Read on to know more about emotional traps and how to override them.

There are different ways of rebalancing your portfolio, choose the method that gives you rebalancing benefit with lower cost.

Asset allocation is the first step in your financial planning, you need to keep track of your investments and rebalance it to get the desired performance.

Investors from India's B30 cities largely invest in equity-oriented schemes, whereas investments from T30 cities were concentrated in debt, showed the latest AMFI data.

Retail investors have increased their presence in mutual fund investment. Read on to find where are they investing and who is helping them.

Domestic MF AUM has witnessed a humongous increase in asset under management in the last few years. Read on to find who contributed for such rise.

In the last six months, the growth in the domestic MF AUM has lagged against the gains of frontline indices. Read on to find the reasons and more.

There is a lot of myth around Friday 13th that it is not good for the stock market. Read on to know the reasons for such a myth and if it really is the case.

Equity bellwether indices touched their lifetime highs, but the broader markets refused to join the party and are yet to recover.

Increase in the inflows to liquid funds saved the day for domestic MF inflows even as equity funds continued to show lower inflows.

AMFI has come out with its latest list of companies falling under different categories. Read on to find out what has changed.

Retirement provisioning should be an integral part of your financial planning. National Pension System in one of the options that you can consider saving for your laid-back days.

8K Miles Software Service, an IT company has added new clients in the pharmaceutical sector to provide them with a wide range of solutions.

The fall in the value of the Indian rupee in most cases is accompanied by a fall in Sensex. Read on to find if there is a direct relation between them.

Large cap funds are the lone performer in last couple of months while small cap and mid cap funds have seen a deep cut. Read on to know what you should do now.

Volatile markets test an investor’s patience. Read on to find what to do in such conditions.

The most common quoted rule of thumb for asset allocation is 100 minus your age. Read on to check if it is suitable for you.

Union Budget of FY19 has wiped-off some of the tax disadvantages that FoF had compared to normal equity fund. Does this warrants investment in them?

Fund houses in India are launching ESG Funds. Read on to find what are these ESG funds and should you be investing in them.

Crude oil is the most important commodity for the Indian economy. The OPEC meeting in Vienna will decide the future output. Read on to find how it will impact Indian economy.

For the month of May 2018, Technology witnessed the fifth straight month of rising weightage in the domestic equity AUM.

After a successful launch of the first tranche of Bharat 22 ETF, the government is launching its second tranche today. Read on to find out if you should invest in them.

Sebi continues with its endeavour to bring in more transparency in the way expense ratio are charged and disclosed.

The asset under management of Indian mutual fund industry declined by 2.83 per cent in the month of May 2018 on monthly basis. 

Rising interest rate impacts debt funds more than equity dedicated funds. Read on to know how you should position your debt portfolio.

Best sectoral fund performance in last one month and three months. 

Energy dedicated funds have underperformed in last three months owing to fall in the crude oil prices. Read on to know more

Mutual fund industry will change more in the next 5 years than what it changed in the last 20 years. Read on to find the major changes. 

Lower redemption in the month of April rather than higher sales has helped the equity MF's asset under management to grow

 Consumer theme-based mutual funds have outperformed most of the sectors in the last one year and three months. Read on to find if they will continue their better show…….

There are various statistical tools used to measure the performance of mutual funds. Beta and R-squared are the two most used measurement tools. Read on to find how to use them.

Should the market worry about the rising dollar or weakening rupee? Read on to know more...

Slowly and steadily B15 cities are making their presence felt in as their share in the mutual fund asset base is growing in India.

Investors should use capture ratio intelligently to zero in on funds that suit their risk-return profile. 

Balanced funds, one of the most sought-after funds in 2017 is losing its charm. Read on to find the reasons for such fall from grace.

The promoters of Cerebra Integrated Technologies have been acquiring the company’s shares at regular intervals.

Buying gold on ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ is considered as auspicious, does it also make financial sense, read on to know more.

For the fifth consecutive year, the AUM of the Indian equity mutual funds increased in FY18.

Closed-ended funds should ideally be generating better returns than open-ended funds as they enjoy certain benefits. Nevertheless, the return analysis shows a different picture.

A lot has been written on the importance of evaluating risk and returns of mutual fund investments. Read on to find the importance of investment horizon.

Imitating investment of a good fund or a star investor seems to be a good investment strategy, however, it should be followed with proper caution.

The financial year ending March 2018 is clearly year of two halves. Find out the funds that performed the best in FY18.

In year 2008, Indian economy grew by 8.48 per cent, however, frontline indices fell by 52 per cent. What does it tell about the relationship between equity return and economic growth? Let's understand.

CPOS is a closed-ended hybrid fund and is most suitable for the risk-averse investor.

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate for the fourth time in a year, let's discuss how is it going to impact Indian economy.

The management of debt funds is in many ways different from equity funds and ‘duration’ plays an important role in determining the returns of these funds.

Your risk profile is a combination of your risk capacity and risk aversion. Knowing both will help you to do proper asset allocation.

All the fall and volatility in the stock market in the month of February 2018 has not dented the faith of mutual fund investors and equity AUM as a percentage of India’s Market Cap is at 5.3%, all-time high.

After a gap of nine months, monthly SIP has fallen on a monthly basis. Is it due to fall in the market or re-introduction of LTCG?

Sector rotation can be a big differentiator in your portfolio’s return. Read on to find which sectors are leaders and which of them are laggards in terms of performance in the different period.  

Indexation in short may help you to reduce your tax burden on capital gain.

The number of women fund manager in Indian fund management industry is on rising, despite that they are inadequately represented in the industry. 

Nashik-based real estate company Karda Constructions (KCL) is entering capital market with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 43 lakh equity shares.

Interest rate are set to rise globally, and central banks are looking to normalise the interest rates. Read on to find how to position your portfolio in this situation. 

Calculating performance is the cornerstone of evaluating investments. Using right calculation tools helps you to take appropriate action regarding your investments.

Historical evidence suggests lumpsum investment has a slight advantage over SIP.

As the market turns volatile, factor-based investing will help you to rebalance your portfolio in a way that minimises risk and generates better returns.

After witnessing a fall in the AUM in December 2017, Indian mutual industry saw growth in January, primarily helped by inflow in liquid and money market category.

The trend suggests investment in ELSS is done primarily during the last four months of the financial year. Nevertheless, the introduction of LTCG may impact the inflows this financial year.

An inverted yield curve means the difference between long-term bond yields and short-term bond yields are negative that shows lower confidence in the economy.

You need to tactfully keep on booking profit and rebalance your portfolio to minimise LTCG burden.

If you are a firm believer in investing in index funds or ETFs but are not satisfied with their risk-return profile, smart beta ETFs can give you the required option.

There is a lot of confusion regarding the grandfathering and long-term capital gain (LTCG) tax introduced in the Union Budget. Read on to clarify your doubts.

The government’s 10-year bond yields are rising in the last couple of months. Read on to find out how this is going to impact the stock market. 

The proposed dividend distribution tax in the Union Budget 2018 will promote growth option of mutual funds.

In a bid to give further impetus to Digital India, in the Union Budget 2018 government has increased its focus towards digitisation of education system and increase Digital intensity in the country.

In a bid to give further impetus to Digital India, in the Union Budget 2018 government has increased its focus towards digitisation of education system and increase Digital intensity in the country.

ETFs are gaining popularity even among retail investors. Read on to find the reasons for such rise and factors to consider while selecting right ETF.

ETFs, one of the most widely traded instrument internationally, has very unusual origin. More fascinating is how they have matured as product.

Despite being new to the investment scene, robo-advisors are increasing their presence in the financial planning arena. Read on to find if you should be part of this phenomenon.

Generic Engineering Construction & Project (GECPL) has recently won a project worth Rs. 69 crore, with this the total order book of the company stands at Rs. 418 crore. 

With rising inflation and bond yield, most of the debt funds have failed to perform. Credit opportunities funds, however, have delivered good returns. Read on to find if they should form part of your debt portfolio. 

Most often investors give more importance to investing while forgetting to review their portfolio. This may not be a right approach. Read on to know more...

The debate is on whether active or passive investment, which one is better. A right mix of both will serve you better to achieve your financial goals.

Ulcer index one of the ways to calculate investment risk, scores over other traditional risk measures. It gives a sense of stress of an investor.

The year 2017, despite being a good year for the equity market in general, there were certain sectors that remained laggard. Read on to know more about these sectors and what is their outlook for 2018.

Every option of a scheme has its own pros and cons. Hence before selecting any option, understand your investment objective along with the financial goal.

SEBI, the capital market regulator, has demanded fund houses to benchmark their returns against TRI to bring more transparency to investments made in mutual funds. 

AMFI, in consultation with SEBI and Stock Exchanges, has prepared the list of stocks, that fall into different market capitalisation.

The price of gold has remained subdued for an extended period of time. Read on to find if the year 2018 will change the trend.

Investment in the mutual fund has generated better returns for their investors in the year 2017. Read on to find schemes of which fund houses have gives best returns in the last one year.

Despite all the promotional activities done by industry body articulating the benefits of Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), lumpsum investment steal the show.