Midcap Funds
These are Mutual Funds that invest predominantly in the small to medium sized company's. They identify potential blue-chip company's and invest in them. The best 3 Mid-cap & Small-cap funds as of now are:
1. DSP BlackRock Small & Midcap Fund
3. HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund
3. IDFC Premier Equity Fund
Yes they can but the sharia law of Muslims prohibits them from receiving or paying interest and hence they cannot invest in stocks of companies that do so. there are mutual funds in India that invest only in sharia compliant stocks from the Parsoli mutual fund house. They can invest in them.
Unfortunately this is a Myth. Mutual Funds are very popular in South India and even investors from Rural Areas are starting to invest in MFs
Yes.They invest in lot of different shares.If you are outside India then go for direct investment in stocks or invest in Index Mutual Fund.
The Securities and Exchanges Board of India SEBI and The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) control the Mutual Funds in India
Yes. SBI Mutual Funds is a profitable and well performing mutual fund company in India. However all funds offered by SBI are not performing greatly so, you must look at the funds prospectus, offer document and past performance before taking your investment decision.
There are numerous types of mutual funds that are available for investment.The Different Mutual Fund Categories in India are:1. Equity Diversified Funds2. Equity Midcap Funds3. Equity Infrastructure Funds4. Equity Banking Funds5. Equity Pharma Funds6. Equity FMCG Funds7. Equity Technology Funds (IT)8. Arbitrage Funds9. Equity Index Funds10. Balanced Funds11. Monthly Income Plans12. Debt Funds13. Liquid Funds14. Income Funds15. GILT Funds16. Gold ETFs17. Fund of Funds - Equity Oriented18. Fund of Funds - Debt Oriented
Large Cap FundsThese are Mutual Funds that invest predominantly in Large-Cap (Blue-Chip) Stocks. The Fund Managers decide on which blue-chip stock to invest and when to buy/sell them. The Best 3 Large Cap Funds as of now are:1. Franklin India Bluechip Fund2. HDFC Top 200 fund3. ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund
Some of the best funds in India right now are: 1. HDFC Prudence Fund 2. HDFC Midcap Opportunities 3. IDFC Premier Equity 4. etc
These are Mutual Funds that invest exclusively in Government Securities like Government of India Bonds, RBI Bonds etc.Example:a. Birla Sun Life GILT Plus - Regular Planb. ICICI Prudential Gilt - Investment - PF Optionc. etc
These are Mutual Funds that invest in stocks of Infrastructure Companies in India.Example:a. Birla Sunlife Infrastructureb. Canara Rebecco Infrastructurec. ICICI Prudential Infrastructured. etc
These are Mutual Funds that invest in Stocks of Pharmaceutical & Healthcare companies.Example:a. Reliance Pharma Fundb. SBI Magnum Pharma Fundc. UTI Pharma & Healthd. etc
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