Target Maturity Funds (TMF) are passively managed debt mutual fund schemes where the underlying securities are aligned to a specific maturity date. The fund portfolio replicates the performance of the underlying index they follow (like Nifty PSU bond, Nifty SDL,...

There are multiple options for investors while investing in mutual funds based on their needs. But the two broad options mutual fund offers are Income Distribution Cum Withdrawal Pan (IDCW), previously known as the dividend option and the growth option....

All the mutual fund schemes have a disclaimer ‘Mutual funds are subject to market risk. Read all scheme-related documents carefully.’ Like other investment instruments, mutual funds are also subjected to market risk. This is because there is no way to...

There are two fundamental approaches that most investors use while investing in stocks or mutual funds. They are growth investing and value investing. Both the approaches have their own merits and fulfil the common goal of maximising the investment value...

What are Monthly Income Mutual Funds? Monthly Income Mutual Funds or Monthly Income Plans (MIPs) are debt-oriented hybrid mutual funds that invest a small portion in equity instruments. The equity portion is considerably low to give an advantage of stability...

Investing in  mutual funds through the Systematic Investment Plan SIP has become quite popular in the past few years. However, other than SIP, some methods serve the purpose of investing and withdrawing systematically. Therefore, one can use the Systematic Transfer...

What is FINNIFTY? Nifty Financial Services Index, also known as FINNIFTY, was launched by NSE on September 7, 2011. It comprises of 20 stocks which include banks, financial institutions, housing finance companies, insurance companies, and other financial services companies. The...

What is Mutual Fund KYC? KYC is a mandatory process to verify the identity of a mutual fund investor. As per the SEBI guidelines This process includes providing personal details such as name, address, PAN card details, and providing supporting...