For old age, pick mutual funds over retirement schemes

It is imperative that one accounts for inflation while building a retirement corpus. And, there are various instruments - slightly riskier than debt - that need to be accommodated in it, to earn......

Mutual funds sought smallcap treasures in a sea of red

Mutual funds (MFs) scooped up smallcap shares across sectors such as healthcare, banking and financial services in March 2024 amid a near 4.5 per cent fall in key smallcap indices. Illustration:......

Bulking up: Mutual fund managers favour select banks and auto stocks

HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank remained among the top mutual fund (MF) buys for the second consecutive month in September. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com MFs deployed a net of......

Passive investments surge in 2024: Index fund folios double, ETFs up 40%

Index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have added a record number of investment accounts in 2024, buoyed by the sectoral and thematic investing euphoria that has spilled into the passive......