In October 2020, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories  and Bharti Airtel  were the most preferred stocks of Indian mutual funds. The net purchases of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories were Rs777 crore. Hindustan Unilever and Infosys  were the most sold stocks. The net sales of Hindustan Unilever were Rs609 crore and net sales of Infosys were Rs434 crore. 

 

Debt schemes of mutual funds (MFs) have always had an edge over bank fixed deposits (FDs), mainly because of higher returns and lower taxation on long-term capital gains. But this is about to change, as many debt schemes are seeing a drastic fall in returns. So what should one do about it?

 

Mutual funds’ debt schemes come in various types, mostly classified either on the tenure of...

Equity mutual fund (MF) schemes generate amazing returns, if you time your investment correctly or invest for a very long time. But all equity schemes do not achieve the same result. Some grow faster and double wealth in a shorter span, while there are laggards that may actually underperform a bank fixed deposit (FD) returns. To avoid this uncertainty, investors are always in search for the...