As per Sebi mandate, medium duration funds must invest in debt and money market instruments with Macaulay duration of three to four years. ...

According to the Sebi mandate, short duration funds can invest in debt instruments which have maturity between one and three years. That me...

Even a minor upward movement in interest rates could make these schemes extremely risky and volatile. In simple terms, investors might lose...

Gilt funds are not recommended to regular debt investors because they are risky and volatile. Gilt funds suffer the most when the rates go ...

Corporate bond mutual funds invest at least 80% of their corpus in the papers of the highest-rated companies which makes them relatively sa...

Mutual fund advisors say banking & PSU debt schemes are ‘relatively’ safe because these schemes invest only in bonds and papers of banks an...

Conservative hybrid mutual funds are the entry to the world of hybrid funds. These schemes invest mostly in debt and a small percent in equ...

If you are planning to invest in balanced advantage schemes, here are our recommended schemes you can consider investing. There are no chan...

The psychology behind making origami is not necessarily about revealing a hidden personality trait. Instead, the activity may give people s...

Arbitrage funds are taxed like equity mutual funds. This means they qualify for long term capital gains tax of 12.5% if investments are hel...

As per Sebi norms, these schemes must invest 65-80% in stocks, and 20-35% in debt. This mixed portfolio helps to deal with the market volat...

Value investors buy such stocks and wait for the market to discover these stocks. When the discovery happens, the stock prices will go up, ...

If you are ready to take more risk and have an investment horizon of around seven years, you may invest in these schemes. Here are our reco...

Flexi cap mutual funds have the freedom to invest anywhere depending on the view of the fund manager. For example, he or she might invest m...

Tax saving mutual funds or ELSSs invest in stocks. Therefore, they have a very high risk. You should be aware of this aspect, especially if...

In large & mid cap funds, the fund manager has the option to decide where the money will be invested. If he thinks the large cap space is a...

According to the Sebi mandate, small cap schemes must invest in companies that are ranked below 250 in terms of market capitalisation. Thes...