Investors who want to combine equity and debt in their portfolio can invest in hybrid funds. Hybrid funds are designed for investors looking for a safer portfolio with capital appreciation and returns. What are hybrid funds? Hybrid funds invest in...

Index funds are mutual funds that have a portfolio constructed to match the index of the market. The returns from these mutual funds match that of the benchmark. These funds have low portfolio turnover, broad market exposure, and low expense...

arbitrage funds Arbitrage funds take advantage of market movements and price differences in two different markets. Namely, the cash or spot market and futures market. Also, the price differences are very minute. Hence the fund manager has to be efficient...

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debt funds Meaning of Debt Funds Debt funds are mutual fund schemes that invest a major portion of the pooled corpus of money in debt or fixed-income instruments. Examples of such instruments are corporate bonds, debentures, government securities, and money...

'Mutual Fund Sahi Hai' campaign launched in March 2017 by AMFI. The campaign promotes exactly what it states 'mutual funds are the right choice.' The aim of the campaign was to promote mutual funds and educate investors. The campaign is...

What is SIP in Mutual Fund? Systematic Investment Plan or SIP helps you spread mutual fund investment over a period of time. Investment at a regular interval gives you the benefit of averaging and risk spread, without bothering about the...

Fundamentally, an equity mutual fund is one that uses the pooled money to invest predominantly in shares and stocks of various companies. The bulk of the portfolio (65% and above) of equity mutual funds comprises of investments in equity and...