HDFC Mutual Fund.
For its sheer consistency in performance over 15 years.
I would listen to your investment company's advice on where to put your money or which mutual funds to invest in. I would also consider family and friend's advice.
Midcap FundsThese 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 Fund3. HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund3. IDFC Premier Equity Fund
There are several sites that offer information about mutual funds available. One of the best is www.mint.com/invest/mutual-funds/. It is a free site that tells what a mutual fund is & how to buy or sell them online.
As all the other instruments in equity and debts even mutual funds carry risk, but mutual funds are considered a better option because ,you investments will be managed by the professional managers who are in the better positions and they can spread your investment across various sectors around the market .Thus we can say that mutual funds are best option of investment in which few mutual funds like reliance mutual funds and DSP mutual funds are good players in the market .
Yes. Mutual Funds can invest in any possible instrument that can generate the best returns for investors. It all depends on the Investment Rationale of the Mutual Fund Scheme
Investing through mutual funds is the best option.
No one person could decide on the 'best' mutual funds to invest in, as different companies offer different incentives for consumers to invest into their businesses which would appeal to other types of people.
Energy mutual funds or you can buy shares from oil companies through a broker.
According to a CNN report, some of the best mutual funds right now are American Funds American Mutual A and Sound Shore. Some others are T. Rowe Price Equity Income and Vanguard Windsor II.
The best mutual funds are not the mutual funds that performed the best last year. Believe it or not, that has little effect on how it will perform this year. The best mutual funds are the funds with the best managers with the best long term performance, and whose funds hold the most value in the down years. This is how you tell the true winners from the lucky funds. With a mutual fund, you are not investing in an easier way to invest. The only difference in investing in a fund and investing in individual stocks is that instead of investing in a business, you are investing in a management team. Check them out first, and thoroughly.
Fidelity, American Century Investments, and Scottrade all allow online investing in mutual funds. According to Wikipedia, Fidelity was also the 2nd best mutual fund as of Octoboer 2011 (preceded by Vanguard).
Yes, on this website, http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/rankings/conservative-allocation, there is a list of the top best conservative allocations with Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund and Bruce Fund being at the top.