International funds are the funds which invest in the foreign securities. These funds not only gave investors decent returns but also have some risks associated with them. Investors need to be aware of these factors while investing in international funds.

The Indian mutual fund industry has kick-started its new financial year with robust AUM growth. Despite of the volatility in the Indian equity markets, assets under management of the industry rose by 1.37 lakh crore to reach its all-time high of Rs. 23.25 lakh crore as per AMFI data.

The fastest growing Indian mutual fund industry offers various investment avenues to the investors. Multi-cap funds are one of them and stands as an unique offering. Multi-cap funds are diversified equity funds which invest across different market capitalization in varying proportion to meet the investment objectives.

As we know that liquid funds are very useful to create emergency funds or for the purpose of opting STP (Systematic Transfer Plan) into equity funds or to park money temporarily at any point of time, in the same way, another category of debt funds, that is, ultra short-term funds can be used for the same purpose.

The technology sector funds have made a solid come back in the last one month. The category has performed very well and registered an average return of 10.76 percent in the last one month.

In the current market conditions, investors are looking for various options of investment to override volatility. Mutual fund investors often use SIP’s, that is, systematic investment plans to minimise risks and losses. In the same way, STP, that is, systematic transfer plan can be a useful tool to tackle volatility.

Mutual funds have gained too much attraction in the last couple of years. The key reasons behind this are the returns provided by these funds and the increasing awareness about the same. 

The recent circular from the market regulator SEBI for the categorisation and rationalisation has created a fresh new basket for the equity mutual fund schemes. According to the circular, all open-ended schemes will be classified under broad categories like equity, debt, hybrid, solution-oriented and others 

Diversification is one of the most important things to focus on when you are investing in the mutual funds. The Indian mutual fund industry gives various options to investors, interval fund is one of these avenues which is lesser known

Many a time small things make a big difference in the end results. The phenomena can be observed closely in the world of investment. The best example for this will be expense ratio, which can make a lot of difference in returns from the mutual fund investment.