Why do shares of a close-ended scheme trade at discount to its NAV?
Investorline It is important know that the NAV and the market prices of close-ended schemes are never the same. Close-ended schemes always trade at a discount. What explains this discount? And…
What are the different schemes available under mutual funds?
The schemes or funds (often used synonymously) can be classified as : Growth Funds : They promise pure capital appreciation with equity shares. They buy shares in companies with high…
How does one choose the right fund?
A few tips : Acquaint yourself with the fund manager’s investment philosophy. Compare the returns he or she has generated on funds previously managed against funds with similar objectives. Both…
What is entry load and exit load?
The asset management company (AMC) that manages your mutual fund has to spend on people, technology and infrastructure to generate returns. So it recovers part of this regular expenses from…
Debt consolidation
Debt consolidation entails taking out one loan to pay off many others. This is often done to secure a lower interest rate, secure a fixed interest rate or for the…
Financial instrument
A financial instrument is a tradable asset of any kind, either cash; evidence of an ownership interest in an entity; or a contractual right to receive, or deliver, cash or…
Financial modeling
Financial modeling is the task of building an abstract representation (a model) of a financial decision making situation.This is a mathematical model designed to represent (a simplified version of) the…
Mutual Fund- FAQs – Gold exchange traded funds (GETFs)
Mutual Fund- FAQs GeneralMoney Market Mutual Funds(MMMFs)Equity Linked Savings Schemes(ELSS)Systematic Investments Plans(SIPs)Fixed Maturity Plans(FMPs)Capital Protection-Oriented Funds(CPFs)Gold Exchange Trade Funds(GETs) Gold exchange traded funds (GETFs) What is an Exchange Traded Fund…
Mutual Fund- FAQs – Capital protection-oriented funds (CPFs)
Mutual Fund- FAQs GeneralMoney Market Mutual Funds(MMMFs)Equity Linked Savings Schemes(ELSS)Systematic Investments Plans(SIPs)Fixed Maturity Plans(FMPs)Capital Protection-Oriented Funds(CPFs)Gold Exchange Trade Funds(GETs) Capital protection-oriented funds (CPFs) What are CPFs? CPFs are funds where…
Mutual Fund- FAQs- Equity Linked Savings Schemes(ELSS)
Mutual Fund- FAQs GeneralMoney Market Mutual Funds(MMMFs)Equity Linked Savings Schemes(ELSS)Systematic Investments Plans(SIPs)Fixed Maturity Plans(FMPs)Capital Protection-Oriented Funds(CPFs)Gold Exchange Trade Funds(GETs) Equity linked saving schemes (ELSS) What are ELSS schemes? ELSSs…