Data shows while index funds are very popular in the largecap category, sectoral passive products are mostly launched in ETF form
SEBI also appointed a committee to look into a liquidity and stress testing framework for debt mutual funds
The steps taken by Sebi have certainly made mutual fund investments more transparent and less risky
One needs to have a right balance between equities and safe, interest-bearing instruments at the time of retirement
While debt mutual funds are safer than the equity funds, the reality is that they do carry certain risks
Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the yields at the long end were mostly anchored in the band of 5.90% - 6.25%
Debt mutual funds can be a part of anyone's portfolio, be it an ultraconservative investor or aggressive one.
Stride Ventures is launching Stride Ventures India Fund II with a targeted corpus of Rs 1,000 crore with an option to raise an additional Rs 875 crore
A portfolio of well-chosen debt funds (if held in a strategic manner) is likely to beat deposits when it comes to tax-efficient returns
A monthly SIP of Rs 1,500 from 25 years will create a corpus of about Rs 2.5 crore when you retire