Today, there are several options available for you to transact online in mutual funds. However, there is a unique facility that you should definitely use for your MF holdings. I am talking about the Common Account Number or CAN. The CAN is issued by MF Utilities or MFU, a mutual fund industry initiative. A CAN comes with several […]
How the denomination effect messes up your decisions?
Large numbers tend to scare us, we can’t process them mentally. We are more comfortable with smaller ones. This in essence is the denomination effect. Of the several cognitive biases that affect us as individuals, Denomination Effect is an important one. It comes in our way everywhere – buying a phone, property or even mutual […]
Why did I choose to be a fee only financial planner?
One simple reason. I want to serve you with my interests aligned to yours, ABSOLUTELY. As you might know, I have been into investment advisory in a previous avatar. I have witnessed, there is a major trust deficit in the financial services space. You have been hitherto dealing with agents who sell your products – mutual […]
Mutual Funds for Beginners – Old lessons for new investors
The rising popularity of mutual funds has got more investors interested. They are now asking questions and making comparisons to other investment products. Mutual funds for beginners is a comprehensive list of resources for new investors to clear doubts and provide answers to questions. For others, this is a good recap of what you have […]
Mutual Funds 2018 – 5 big changes for investors
Year 2018 has been an action full year for mutual funds – the fund houses as well as investors. For the industry and the fund houses, it was all about size and volume. Assets under Management or AUM reached the highest at Rs. 24 lakh crores and the markets peaked, with more of you putting money […]
Small cap funds – Gates open now
The small cap investor in mutual funds is once again spoilt for choices. The old, the new, the big, the bad and the ugly – every one of the funds out there is now open to take your money and multiply it. At least that’s your expectation. In the past couple of years, most of […]