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What is asset allocation?
Asset allocation is a portfolio construction strategy that involves the use of multiple asset classes to create a portfolio with risk and return characteristics suitable as per the individual’s risk profile. While equity and debt are the most ...
What are the cut-off times for transactions?
We have partnered with BSE Star for transacting in mutual funds. All online transactions sent to BSE Star are routed through the bank accounts of the Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL), from where they are routed to the respective bank ...
What is Passive Investing?
Passive investing is an investing strategy that tracks an index. It broadly refers to a strategy where investors, generally having a long-term plan, buy-and-hold stocks and do minimal trading in the market. Investing in Index funds and ETFs are the ...
Why should you not invest in index funds?
Index funds are built to replicate the index and most active fund managers charge fees to outperform indexes. Therefore, an investor who is purely looking to do better than the index should not invest in index funds. It’s important to point out that ...
What are regular plans and direct plans?
All mutual fund schemes offer two plans - Direct and Regular. In a Direct Plan, an investor has to invest directly with the AMC or with an online robo-advisory platform, with no distributor to facilitate the transaction and no investment advice. ...