A debt mutual fund is a SEBI-regulated investment scheme that pools money from retail investors and deploys it into fixed-income instruments (government bonds, corporate bonds, treasury bills, commercial paper, and other debt securities) to generate stable, predictable returns. Whether you just heard this term for the first time, are weighing it against your fixed deposit, […]
Understanding what is XIRR in mutual funds is the key to solving a common investor mystery: why your fund's factsheet shows a 15% return while your personal dashboard shows only 9%. You are not being misled. You are simply using the wrong yardstick for your SIPs. While CAGR works for one-time lump-sum investments, XIRR is […]
Every few months, a first-time investor discovers ETFs, compares them with mutual funds, and immediately starts ETFs vs. Mutual Funds debate inside and out, wondering the same thing; Have I been investing the wrong way this whole time? Should I have chosen ETFs instead of mutual funds? Are mutual fund expense ratios quietly reducing my […]
You ran a ₹10,000 monthly SIP for five years, saving up for that favourite EV car. Your corpus grew to ₹8.2 lakh. You put in the redemption request, expecting the full amount, and ₹2,850 quietly disappeared before the money hit your account. No failed transaction, no technical issue. That is the exit load in mutual […]
You open your mutual fund app. You see the Flexi Cap Fund among many categories. Some you know very well like Large Cap, small cap etc. Naturally, you think, what is flexi cap fund? Is it different from large-cap? Mid-cap? What should I know about flexi cap before I can invest confidently?” Here’s the simple […]
India added 28 GW of non-fossil capacity in just 6 months (Apr-Sep 2025). While Coal additions slowed to a record low. This is not a prediction. It has already happened. In June 2025, India reached its 50% non-fossil fuel capacity target five years ahead of schedule. The power sector mutual fund landscape is splitting into […]
Small cap mutual funds in India remain a high-conviction choice for aggressive investors in 2026, offering significant alpha potential through targeted exposure to emerging high-growth companies. Historically, these funds focusing on firms ranked 251st and beyond by market capitalization and have consistently outperformed larger peers during market expansion cycles. In this updated 2026 guide, we […]
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Investing in mutual funds without knowing the Types of Mutual Funds is like boarding a train without checking its destination. You may be moving fast, but you have no idea where you’ll end up. Many investors in India put money into mutual funds and later feel disappointed not because mutual funds don’t work, but because […]
By Lakshmishree | Updated: December 2025 What is the Tax on Mutual Funds? Tax on mutual funds is the tax you pay on the returns earned from your mutual fund investments. This tax applies when you sell (redeem) your mutual fund units at a profit or when you receive dividends. In India, how much tax […]
