Contra fund is one such fund which investors can look for to diversify with a comparable exposure,the fund takes a contrarian view on the equities and invests into securities having cheap valuations, but rich balance sheet.

The funds which invest solely into the money market securities are money market mutual funds. These investments are short-term and very liquid investments.

Being a mutual fund investor, it is very important to balance your portfolio periodically. For this performance weighted strategy is one of the best suited strategy to reap higher returns

It has been a roller coaster ride for investors in the last few months. The sharp downfall in the Indian as well as global equity indices have eaten up the returns of investors. With such volatility many investors have switched to large-cap funds and stocks to safeguard their investment

Many of the mutual fund investors who have retired or are planning for a retirement usually seek the option of gaining a regular income from their investments to meet their day-to-day expenses.

With the increasing penetration and rising participation from small town investors the mutual fund SIPs have increased in the last fiscal. The data from AMFI shows that the retail investors are preferring SIP option for investing. 

Many investors use liquid funds as an option to park excess money for a short duration and to gain a decent yield. 

Market regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has tightened norms for the disclosure of the performance track record of the merged schemes. The move aims to standardize the performance disclosure of the schemes.

In the Union Budget 2018, Government of India reintroduced the Long term capital gain (LTCG) tax on the equity investments. From April 1, 2018, investors need to pay 10 per cent of LTCG on transfer of equity mutual funds having exposure of 65 per cent or more in equity or equity-related instruments.

Market regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has directed fund houses to re-categories the universe of their offerings in distinct and new categories specified by the SEBI. Under debt funds category, there are 16 sub categories under which the fund houses need to realign their existing schemes