Debt vs Equity vs Hybrid Funds: How Investment Preferences Change with Age in India
When it comes to investing, one size never fits all. In India’s dynamic financial ecosystem, age plays a massive role in shaping how people choose to grow and protect their money. And it’s not just a hunch — it’s backed by data. A joint report by AMFI and Crisil Intelligence offers fascinating insight into how mutual fund preferences evolve with age. It turns out, we’re not just getting older...
Is It The Right Time To Switch From Equity To Debt?
Turmoils faced by major economies US Inflation in the US is at a 40-year all-time high, and the pace of GDP growth is anticipated to weaken from its current high levels to 2.5% in 2022 and 1.2% in 2023. Supply disruptions may take some time to ease completely, especially given the impacts of the war in Ukraine and COVID-related lockdowns in China. Wage growth will stay strong, as...
Hybrid Funds And Its Types
“Mutual funds are subject to market risk, you should read all scheme related documents carefully before investing” this is something which we all have memorized unknowingly, isn’t it? So, as they say, ‘where there is an investment, there is a risk.’ And every investor has a different risk-taking capacity. While some investors prefer to take a high risk to get high returns, some happily...
Benefits of Investing in Debt Mutual Funds?
Debt mutual funds invest in fixed income securities like bonds, treasury bills, government securities, Money Market Instruments, and any other debt instruments. Such debt mutual funds are available in the form of Monthly Income Plans (MIP), GILT funds, Fixed Maturity Plans (FMP) etc. Debt Mutual Funds are different from regular equity mutual funds and offer various other advantages...
Understanding Systematic Transfer Plans (STP)
How many of you are familiar with STPs? I’m sure not many of you. Now with so many investment options available, people are confused in what to invest, where to invest and how to invest. Some people do not know what are the investment options available, and how to make the best use of them. You may have different goals and dreams in life, but to fund those goals is a...