A simple shortcut is to buy an index fund or mutual fund, which will invest your capital across a variety of securities. Image source: Getty images While both index funds and mutual funds can ...

Mutual fund advisors say banking & PSU mutual funds are ‘relatively safe because these schemes invest only in bonds and ...

Mutual funds are investment vehicles that allow many individual investors to pool their cash into a professionally managed portfolio curated and maintained by a fund manager. Each investor ...

Conservative hybrid mutual funds schemes invest mostly in debt and a small percent in equity. As per the Sebi norms, ...

The U.S. News Best Mutual Fund rankings combine expert analyst opinions and fund-level data to rank over 4,500 mutual funds. Rankings reflect a variety of popular fund rating systems which track ...

Fees, performance and fund type are all important things to keep in mind when shopping for a mutual fund. FSELX and FCGSX are currently some of the best-performing mutual funds in terms of 5-year ...

Mid cap schemes invest in mid cap stocks or in stocks of medium-sized companies. As per Sebi norms, mid cap schemes are mandated to invest in companies that are between 101 and 250 in the market ...

Investors are favoring ETFs over mutual funds for lower fees, better tax advantages, and flexibility. ETFs are gaining ...

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A sales load is a fee (charged as a percentage of their invested balance) that an investor pays to their broker when they purchase or redeem shares of a mutual fund. When an investor purchases or ...

A mutual fund allows you to pool your money with other investors to buy stocks, bonds and other securities. Because mutual funds typically involve a larger number of asset types, they diversify ...

A "unit investment trust" (UIT) is a form of investment company similar to a closed-end mutual fund, which sells a fixed number of shares.