Mutual funds have nowadays become a standard choice for investments in India in the economic backdrop of falling interest rates on fixed deposits in banks, failing banks, good returns on mutual funds and ease of investing online through a mobile...

Overnight funds are a type of open ended debt mutual fund schemes that invest in debt securities which mature the next day. These funds only invest in CBLOs, overnight reverse repos, and other debt or money market securities that mature...

Liquid mutual funds are a type of debt funds that invest in short term fixed interest generating money market instruments, treasury bills, commercial paper, these are some examples of the underlying securities in the portfolio of a liquid fund. The...

Hybrid funds are a type of mutual fund that uses diversification in two or more asset classes as a strategic approach. These mutual funds invest in a combination of equity, debt and other products, hence they are also sometimes called...

A Mid cap fund is a type of mutual fund scheme that predominantly invests in companies with medium share market capitalization. The ‘cap’ in the midcap stands for market capitalization which is the total value of the company obtained by...

SEBI had announced the re-categorisation of various mutual fund type schemes in Oct 2017. This was done to bring consistency as mutual fund houses had launched several mutual fund schemes. As a mutual fund investor you may find investing in...