Best mutual funds: Top performing schemes across categories of large cap, mid cap & small cap – should you invest?

Best mutual funds: Top performing schemes across categories of large cap, mid cap & small cap – should you invest?

If you are a retail investor and are exploring multiple mutual fund schemes to invest into, you are likely to examine the past returns delivered by the schemes across categories. Although the past returns do not guarantee a scheme’s future returns, they are still considered too important to be ignored. Here we scan through a … Read more

FD interest rates: These banks offer the highest rates on 1-year fixed deposits

FD interest rates: These banks offer the highest rates on 1-year fixed deposits

Prior to investing in a fixed deposit in a bank, depositors are recommended to compare the interest rates of different banks. This can help them maximise their earnings. Typically, depositors opt for a bank with which they share a long-term banking relationship. However, it should not be seen as a rule of thumb. Sometimes, a … Read more

Best mutual funds: Large-cap schemes that delivered over 20 per cent returns in the past 5 years – should you invest?

Best mutual funds: Large-cap schemes that delivered over 20 per cent returns in the past 5 years - should you invest?

Mutual fund investors tend to compare the returns delivered by different schemes before investing. Usually, retail investors compare the returns delivered by schemes in the same category before opting for one mutual fund scheme over another. It is worth noting that wealth advisors typically urge investors to make an investing decision based on an interplay … Read more

Magic of compounding: ₹1 lakh investment in this mutual fund at launch would have grown to ₹6 lakh

Magic of compounding: ₹1 lakh investment in this mutual fund at launch would have grown to ₹6 lakh

When you make an investment in a mutual fund scheme, the return grows at a rate faster in the later years than in the earlier years. This happens primarily because of compounding. The compounding is so potent a tool that it is euphemistically known as ‘magic’ by some. From Ben Graham to Warren Buffett, all … Read more

MBA at US, Canada or Australia: How much does it cost to study overseas?

MBA at US, Canada or Australia: How much does it cost to study overseas?

If you are planning to study for an MBA in an overseas university, one of the key factors to consider is the cost involved in it. There are two popular destinations for the Indian students wanting to study abroad: US and UK. There is no denying the fact that the US is the most popular destination … Read more

These fund houses show courage to launch NFOs while market is going bonkers; should you invest?

These fund houses show courage to launch NFOs while market is going bonkers; should you invest?

While benchmark indices, the Nifty50 and the Sensex 30, witnessed a steep fall of around three per cent in a single trading session on Monday, several mutual fund houses, including HDFC Mutual Fund and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund are set to launch their schemes. Here, we list out some of the mutual fund schemes that … Read more

Expert View | Limit of non-taxable income could be raised in Budget 2024, says Hemant Shah of Seven Islands PMS

Expert View | Limit of non-taxable income could be raised in Budget 2024, says Hemant Shah of Seven Islands PMS

While sharing his views about expectations from Budget 2024, Hemant Shah, fund manager, Seven Islands PMS, in an email interview with MintGenie, says that the government is likely to put a lot of emphasis on infrastructure development with respect to roads, dams and water. He also hopes that the government could to raise the limit … Read more

Is your money management strategy actually working? Key signs you might be off track

Is your money management strategy actually working? Key signs you might be off track

When it comes to managing money or investing, we all feel like our way is the right way because it works for us. We convince ourselves that the financial choices we have made are the ones that work best for us. There is no empirical way to prove the accuracy of such a belief. However, … Read more

RBI imposes penalty on five banks including PNB for regulatory non-compliance: Report

RBI imposes penalty on five banks including PNB for regulatory non-compliance: Report

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) penalised five banks including Punjab National Bank (PNB) with various RBI directions, reported The Economic Times. RBI imposed a penalty of ₹1.31 crore on PNB, which became the fifth bank for getting the wrath of the banking regulator. Other banks fined by the RBI are The Gujarat Rajya Karmachari … Read more

How to navigate financial stress like a pro? Here are tips and tricks

How to navigate financial stress like a pro? Here are tips and tricks

When a life variable is an important determinant of choices we make, it has an equal ability to bring peace or stress. Clearly, if peace is the outcome you don’t have to do anything to change, but if your money decisions are causing you stress, you have to consider transforming your decision making and behaviour. … Read more