Learn how mutual funds work
Key facts
- A mutual fund pools money from many investors into one professionally managed portfolio.
- You own units, and their price is the Net Asset Value (NAV), declared each business day.
- You can invest as a lump sum or through a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP).
- Every scheme carries a SEBI riskometer showing its risk level from Low to Very High.
Mutual funds are simpler than the jargon makes them sound. Once you know a handful of terms, the rest follows. This section builds them up one at a time.
The basics
- What is a mutual fund and what is NAV.
- Cut-off timing and NAV applicability: which day's price you get.
- Expense ratio and exit load: what a fund costs.
Ways to invest and withdraw
- What is a SIP, step-up SIP, and how to pause or stop a SIP.
- What is an STP and what is an SWP.
- SIP vs lump sum: a fair comparison.
Types of funds and risk
- Equity, debt and hybrid categories and index funds and ETFs.
- SEBI scheme categorisation and the riskometer explained.
- What is an NFO.
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