Usually, personal finance advisors suggest gradually lowering equity exposure closer to retirement, but maintaining a portion in good quality stocks or mutual funds can add sheen to the portfolio
Over the past few years, markets regulator Sebi has been pushing asset management companies to reach out to small towns for increasing their assets base
Investing in mutual funds without setting goals is one of the most common mistakes new investors make as the general tendency among is to buy mutual fund units whenever the investors have surplus cash
Some like value funds take refuge in cash during bad times. Check mandates of other funds
Several mid- and small-cap schemes have risen between 50% and 70%
Those who have a simple financial objective or only a small sum to invest may go with a mutual fund distributor
Consolidation of schemes can be both costly & slow. Nonetheless, bite the bullet to improve returns
A mutual fund pools the assets of its investors and invests the money on behalf of them