Mutual Fund Units

What are mutual fund units? Mutual fund schemes are pools of investment collected from volunteering investors who are keen on partaking in the growing financial market of a country which may have the potential to provide superlative returns. These instruments are the easiest way to...

Mutual Fund Liquidity

A risk is a calculated uncertainty that every asset possesses. Liquidity risk is one such uncertainty introduced by the securities market for investment. When an investor acquires an asset, they expect that the investment will mature (as with a bond) or that it will be...

Basic Mutual Fund Terminology

The world of mutual funds is filled with terminology. In order to wade through these waters, an investor needs to be aware of them regardless of whether they make their investments on their own or via a financial advisor or distributor. Let’s take a look...

Structure of Mutual Funds in India

In India, the structure of Mutual Funds is a three-tier structure with a few other significant components. It is not just the different banks or AMCs that create or float different mutual fund schemes; instead, there are other players that are involved in the structure of...

Best Index Funds to Invest in 2019

Before we look at the best index funds in India, let us understand the concept of index funds. Index funds are funds that derive its value from the underlying indices or benchmarks. They are directly proportional to the performance of underlying benchmarks and thus are...

Best Small-Cap Funds To Invest in 2019

While talking about mutual funds we often come across words such as best small-cap funds, top mid-cap, and large-cap funds. However, very few of us understand their true meaning. Companies or corporates whose securities or market share value exceeds 500 crores are termed as stable...

Bond Funds

What are Bond Funds? Bond funds are mutual funds, which provide investors with a diverse portfolio of fixed-income investments such as bills and bonds issued by different entities. They make the process of holding bonds issued by different issuers easier by providing access to a...

Dynamic Funds

What are Dynamic Funds? The stock market often has either a bearish or bullish trend of running itself; bearish in terms of fall of price and bullish in terms of rising of the price. It is always tricky to match the timings of these trends...