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Index funds are mutual funds that seek only to mirror the performance of an underlying stock market index — not to outperform it. Millions of investors hold them in their portfolios because they ...

Mutual funds are baskets of stocks, bonds or other investments that you can buy into. They're the bedrock of many investment accounts, especially retirement accounts like 401(k)s. Investing in ...

As FY25 nears its end, investors must navigate key tax changes in mutual funds. Equity fund STCG rises to 20%, LTCG to 12.5%.

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Hedge funds and mutual funds are similar in that they are pooled investment vehicles, but a key difference is that mutual funds are open for sale to the general public, while hedge funds are ...

Before you decide about investing in a mutual fund scheme, it is recommended to compare the returns delivered by different schemes in the same category of funds so that the decision is objective ...