Mutual Funds for children: How can I accumulate Rs 2 crore for my child’s education in 15 years? Check details

Mutual Funds for children: How can I accumulate Rs 2 crore for my child’s education in 15 years? Check details

In recent years, the cost of education has been rising at an alarming rate. While general inflation remains around 5-5.5%, educational expenses have surged to approximately 11-12%. Projections suggest that these costs could potentially double every six to seven years, imposing a substantial financial burden on families.  Illustrating educational inflation, a private engineering college that … Read more

This small cap mutual fund turns monthly investment of Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 crore in 10 years

This small cap mutual fund turns monthly investment of Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 crore in 10 years

Can a monthly SIP of Rs 20,000 turn your investment into Rs 1 crore? Yes. ETMutualFunds did some data crunching and found that a small cap fund actually managed to do just that. Quant Small Cap Fund Quant Small Cap Fund turned the monthly investment of Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 crore in a 10-year … Read more

Nestle, Jio Financial among top 10 large cap stocks sold by mutual funds in April – Stocks watch

Nestle, Jio Financial among top 10 large cap stocks sold by mutual funds in April – Stocks watch

May 16, 2024, 07:08:12 PM IST Mutual funds buy and sell securities to actively manage their portfolios. Here is the list of top 10 largecap stocks sold by mutual funds in April, according to a report by ICICI Direct Research. ETMarkets.com 2/11 Jio Financial Services The fund houses had 2,661 lakh shares of Jio Financial … Read more

MF Query: 50 years & planning retirement? 1.1 lakh monthly SIP can grow to Rs 3 cr in 11 years

MF Query: 50 years & planning retirement? 1.1 lakh monthly SIP can grow to Rs 3 cr in 11 years

In the realm of investment planning, longevity is a virtue. The journey to financial security once you are near retirement often requires a careful balance of strategy, foresight, and adaptability. In a quest for clarity amidst the retirement planning maze, Gururaj, a 50-year-old investor brimming with aspirations, seeks to grow the portfolio so that he … Read more

How does one survive a market with mood swings? A 3-point guide to reducing the risk to your portfolio

How does one survive a market with mood swings? A 3-point guide to reducing the risk to your portfolio

How do you make sure you don’t get burnt in an unpredictable market? Investors seeking to tap into the growth potential of the market need to contend with uncertainty, price fluctuations and other risks. This is where portfolio diversification can play a crucial role. Portfolio diversification involves spreading investments across many assets. The goal is … Read more

Odisha’s richest Lok Sabha election candidate owns 59 mutual fund schemes

Odisha’s richest Lok Sabha election candidate owns 59 mutual fund schemes

Santrupt Misra, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate and former HR head of Aditya Birla Group filed his nomination papers from the Cuttack Lok Sabha Seat for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His affidavit shows that Mistra has investments in 59 mutual fund schemes. The former HR head of Aditya Birla Group has investments in … Read more

I have Rs 12 lakh in surplus. Should I prepay my home loan or invest for monthly income of Rs 25-30k?

I have Rs 12 lakh in surplus. Should I prepay my home loan or invest for monthly income of Rs 25-30k?

I have cash surplus of Rs 12 lakh.  Should I use this amount to prepay my parents’ home loan of Rs 7 lakh or should invest it? What is a wiser decision in the long term? Where and how should I invest the entire/remaining amount to generate a monthly income of at least Rs 25 … Read more

9 equity mutual fund categories that delivered over 20% returns in 5 years – High Performers

9 equity mutual fund categories that delivered over 20% returns in 5 years – High Performers

Apr 24, 2024, 03:33:51 PM IST Around 9 equity mutual fund categories have offered over 20% returns in the last five years, according to data by ACE MF. These categories offered returns between 20.39% and 26.11% in the period. Here is the full list: Getty Images 2/11 Smallcap funds top returns chart Smallcap funds offered … Read more

MFs turn sellers in these 5 stocks in March after four months of buying – ​Shifting Sentiments

MFs turn sellers in these 5 stocks in March after four months of buying – ​Shifting Sentiments

Apr 21, 2024, 12:11:01 PM IST 1/6 ​Shifting Sentiments Around 32 stocks witnessed buying by mutual funds over the past four months (November 2023 to February 2024) but turned to selling in March. Here are the top 5 stocks from the list, according to a report from Elara Capital. ETMarkets.com The stock witnessed continuous MF … Read more

Invest in mutual funds or prepay your home loan: What should you be doing?

Invest in mutual funds or prepay your home loan: What should you be doing?

Investing in mutual funds versus prepaying your home loan is a decision that hinges on various factors, primarily your financial goals, risk tolerance, and rate of returns and interest rates. Deciding between investing in mutual funds or prepaying your home loan depends on several circumstances.  Here’s a tailored scenario for one to understand mutual funds … Read more