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Debt Equity Investment

Mutual Funds, Shares, and Derivatives- What is Common, and What is Different.

Whenever, we talk of investments, the most common instruments which come to mind are Mutual Funds, Shares or Derivatives (Options and Futures). Despite all having the same underlying asset, ie Shares, all the three sub classes are unique in their characteristics. And therefore they demand different treatment. It is a great folly when we tend […]

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Debt Equity Investment Retirement Savings

Understand Your “Why?” of Investment, Before Deciding on the “Where?”

There are a couple of golden single word questions which are life’s best teachers. Some of these are What ? When ?, Why ?, Where ?, Who ? and How ?. Today we will discuss the “Why? and Where?” of Investments. We mostly do everything with a purpose and that is same with financial activities. […]

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Equity Investment

Mutual Funds-Should You Redeem/Stay/Stop/ Continue SIP

In the prevailing scenario, all those invested in Equity Mutual Funds are deliberating on their future course of action. One is in a dilemma over continuation of Mutual Fund SIP and what to do with existing investments. The major decision options being as under: – (a) Stop Mutual Fund SIP and Redeem existing investment. (b) […]

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Equity

25 Types of Equity-Oriented Mutual Funds. Which One Suits You ?

When one thinks of investing into Mutual Funds, he encounters a wide spectrum of choices. Equity Funds are an important element as part of the overall asset diversification. Each type of Equity Fund has a peculiar composition of its underlying assets and therefore it is important to pick the right type as per individual investment […]

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Investment

Are You Organized for Investing

For efficient functioning of any type, it is imperative that we create the necessary and suitable architecture for the purpose and organize ourselves for investing. We can compare the context to a house for living purposes with kitchen, bathrooms, dining, bedrooms etc along with appropriate fittings and furnishings, and offices for working purpose with conference […]