Buying multiple mutual funds does not necessarily mean a portfolio is well diversified. An investor may hold three, four or even more equity schemes from different fund houses, yet find that many of them own the same companies. This duplication is known as portfolio overlap.
For instance,
Investors have been privy to several history-making moments this year, including record highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), and the largest-ever initial public offering in Wall Street’s history.
However, the biggest milestone of all might be the swearing-in of Kevin Warsh on May 22 as just the 17th head of the central bank.
If you look at the lifetime value of NPS, people normally don’t exit; they may switch from one option to another. We don’t see premature withdrawal either, except a sliver. To that extent, NPS has stickiness, which is good for compounding, and that benefits distributors, too. In mutual funds, for instance, the impulses of an individual matter,
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September 3, 2026
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
AP Business Writers
U.S. stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Wednesday as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped lift the market after a downbeat start to the week.
Here’s a closer look at the equity strategies:
Equity Long-Short Funds maintain a minimum 80 per cent allocation to equities, aiming to generate returns in both rising and falling markets by buying promising stocks and shorting overvalued ones.
Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Funds mandate a minimum 65 per cent allocation to mid-cap and small-cap stocks.
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LP dedicated headcount at 24 brokerages ranges from 1 to 6 per firm
Single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds — products already flagged for their potential to amplify volatility in domestic markets — are operating without any minimum staffing requirements for liquidity providers,
As international mutual funds breach overseas investment limits, several schemes have either stopped accepting fresh investments or reopened for limited periods. However, GIFT City offers an alternative route for Indian retail investors seeking global exposure.
Here’s what retail investors need to know about investing through GIFT City.
US stocks snapped a three-day losing streak on Wednesday as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped lift the market after a downbeat start to the week.
The S&P 500 index rose 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%,
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