Choosing A Fund   Research   Desk |  Jul 19, 2011
A large-cap fund is more stable than a large- and mid-cap fund because of its investment mandate…

Repaying Loans   Research   Desk |  Jul 18, 2011
Invest regularly in mutual funds to repay an education loan gradually as your investments grow…

Building A Corpus   Research   Desk |  Jul 18, 2011
To invest for your retirement corpus, start with balanced funds & gradually move towards large-cap ones...

Gold Fund Options   Research   Desk |  Jul 15, 2011
An investor can invest in gold mutual funds in three ways, depending on their convenience & needs…

Shun Ulips   Research   Desk |  Jul 15, 2011
Ulips mix life insurance with investment & in the process, make the investor compromise on both fronts…

Starting Right   Research   Desk |  Jul 14, 2011
Beginning investments early & increasing the amount every year will hold you in good stead

Avoid Duplication   Research   Desk |  Jul 14, 2011
Reduce your holdings by doing away with duplicate funds to ensure proper portfolio diversification

Go With History   Research   Desk |  Jul 14, 2011
Avoid investing in NFOs, look for funds that have a proven track record & performance history

Advantages Of ELSS   Research   Desk |  Jul 14, 2011
Tax-planning funds have the dual advantage of tax savings as well as exposure to equity…

Picking A Gold ETF   Research   Desk |  Jul 13, 2011
All Gold ETFs generate identical returns & investors should pick the one that has the lowest expense ratio…

Begin With Balance   Research   Desk |  Jul 13, 2011
Invest in balanced funds to begin with & move to pure equity funds once you understand how SIPs work…

Always Some Risk   Research   Desk |  Jul 13, 2011
The risk associated with funds can be high or low, but mutual funds with zero risk don’t exist…

Prudence v/s Balanced   Research   Desk |  Jul 12, 2011
HDFC Prudence has an aggressive streak, while HDFC Balanced shows a conservative approach…

Diversify Properly First   Research   Desk |  Jul 12, 2011
Invest in specialty or thematic funds only when you already have a well-diversified portfolio of good performing funds…

Redeeming Ambiguities   Research   Desk |  Jul 12, 2011
You can redeem your mutual fund investments from any city no matter what form you own them in…