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 ...
Small Cap Index Near an All-time High: Should You Rejoice or Worry?
The small-cap investing mania seems to be unceasing. The S&P BSE SmallCap Index, after a brief correction, is near its all-time high (of 46,821.39 points, made on February 7, 2024). It appears that the froth building in the small-cap segment ...
Why Investing in Multi-Asset Allocation Funds Makes Sense Now
The year 2024 is going to be an eventful one. We have geopolitical tensions simmering (owing to tensions in the Middle East, there are attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Houthis, the relations between the U.S. and China seem strained, ...
A Slew of New Fund Offers in 2024 – Time to Take a Deep Look
The Indian mutual fund industry has witnessed a surge in new fund offers (NFOs) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. According to AMFI data, in 2024 until now a staggering 63 new fund offers were launched by various fund houses, catering to diverse ...
Navigating the Flexi Cap Landscape: HDFC Flexi Cap Fund vs. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund
Flexi Cap funds have become a magnet for investors in the Indian market due to their unique blend of diversification, growth potential, and adaptability. Unlike Large, Mid, or Small Cap funds, Flexi Caps invest across the entire market ...
How to De-risk Your Mutual Fund Portfolio Amid Iran-Israel Conflict
The geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are exacerbating. Within a fortnight after Israel's suspected strike on Iran's embassy in Damascus (Syria's capital) -- in which seven of Iran's military advisers and three senior commanders were killed ...