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Source: Live Mint If you want to make the most of stock market volatility, it is important to invest in mutual funds via systematic investment plans (SIP). Investment made via SIPs gives the benefit of rupee cost averaging, which is an effective way to average out the cost of acquiring an asset i.e., stocks. For…
Source: Live Mint If you invest small amounts consistently over a long period of time, it can grow to a large corpus. The returns earned over a long tenure are generally disproportionately higher than what you earn over a short period. This happens because of compounding. This happens because the returns earned in the first…
Source: Live Mint Jio Financial Services on Wednesday, June 11, informed the exchanges that Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers (JBIAPL) has received approval from the stock markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to operate as an investment adviser. “Please note that the Securities and Exchange Board of India, vide letter dated June 10,…
Source: Live Mint All stock market intermediaries such as brokers, mutual funds and portfolio managers will soon get exclusive and verified United Payments Interface (UPI) handles to collect payments from investors to ensure safer transactions. Starting 1 October 2025, about 8,000 intermediaries registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) must use verified…
Source: Live Mint The roots of what we now call fixed income go back at least 250 years, when the British government issued “Consols”—a type of perpetual bond used to finance wars. These bonds had no maturity date and paid fixed coupons indefinitely, until redeemed by the government. The term gained prominence with the advent…
Source: Live Mint Best mutual funds: At the time of investing in a mutual fund scheme, it is vital to first monitor the returns delivered by that scheme and compare the same with other schemes in the same category. This gives an indication of how the scheme could perform in future. It is noteworthy that…
Source: Live Mint In 2001, BSE had about 2,127 listed companies. Fast forward to 2025, that number has swelled past 5,600+. choices should mean more opportunity. Instead, it has created a paradox of choice. Finding the right company has become like finding a needle in a haystack. Mutual funds were born to solve this complexity….
Source: Live Mint The latest AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) data for the month of May shows that inflow into equity mutual funds fell 21.66 percent month-on-month to ₹ ₹19,013.12 crore. In April also, equity inflows dropped, albeit marginally by over 3 percent over preceding month. Why are investors getting gradually disillusioned, or…
Source: Live Mint Net investments in equity mutual funds fell sharply in May, marking their lowest level in a year, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on June 10. The total net inflow stood at ₹19,013.12 crore—a decline of21.66% compared to the previous month. In May, equity mutual…
Source: Live Mint Cybrilla, which has a license from Sebi as a Registrar and Transfer Agent, has built a system where the distributor and mutual fund can directly interface, bypassing legacy platforms. According to a fintech executive familiar with the matter, this brings down the cost per transaction from the current ₹2-7 range to just…
