Is Your Mutual Fund KYC Status ‘On Hold’? Here’s Good News
Last week, I covered an article on Mutual Fund KYC, explaining what 'KYC Validated', 'KYC Registered' and 'KYC On-Hold' statuses mean and their impact on your existing and new investments in mutual funds. To ensure uninterrupted experience ...
Will Periodic Social Media Disclosures by Investment Advisors Help Investors?
In this day and age of social media and influencers, all sorts of information and misinformation are disseminated. Last year, the Advertising Standards Council of India revised its guidelines mandating the Securities and Exchange Board of ...
Is Your Mutual Fund KYC Status Verified, Registered or Hold?
Know Your Customer or KYC is mandatory to deal in the securities market. If the KYC norms are followed in totality, it saves you, the investor the hassle of transacting in securities, such as mutual funds, stocks, etc. KYC has ...
Large Cap Fund Supremacy: ICICI Pru Bluechip Fund vs SBI Bluechip Fund
The Nifty 50 index and the S&P BSE Sensex hit a lifetime high in early April. The Sensex surpassed the 75,000 mark, while the Nifty 50 traded near 22,750. However, the indices later consolidated as investors booked profit amid valuation ...
Manufacturing Mutual Funds Shine. Are they Worthy of Your Investment Portfolio?
Mutual Fund houses in India are offering investors an opportunity to capitalise on India's dream of becoming the next 'factory of the world'. And with India steadily climbing the ranks as a global manufacturing powerhouse, mutual ...
How Retirees Can Wisely Use the SWP Option Following the 4% Withdrawal Thumb Rule
"As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning." - Earl Nightingale, American speaker and author. If you plan your retirement well, you will never have to worry about questions such as 'Will I ...
Front-Running in Mutual Funds: Here’s How SEBI Plans to Keep Check
The capital market regulator, SEBI, in its 205th Board Meeting held on April 30, 2024, has tightened the noose on possible front-running at Asset Management Companies (AMCs). This comes in after SEBI pulled many entities involved in ...
Got an Appraisal? Consider Step-up SIP Investment in Mutual Funds to Boost Your Wealth
Appraisal season is here, and your employer may have given you a salary hike and/or a performance bonus. While you may be looking to set aside a portion of the extra income earned on splurging a bit and treating yourself, you may also be ...
Flexi Cap Funds: A Sensible Choice That’s Attracting Investors
Among the 11 sub-categories of equity mutual funds in India, after Small Cap Funds and Mid Cap Funds, the Flexi Cap Funds have been among the preferred investment options. In the ongoing calendar year 2024, Graph 1 reveals that Flexi ...
Quant Flexi Cap Fund vs. JM Flexi Cap Fund: Which One’s Better?
The Indian equity market's current volatility and uncertainties, has got investors in mutual funds, particularly novice and inexperienced ones, highly concerned. They are unsure about which caps to wager on-the large caps, the mid caps, or the ...