All Articles

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 23rd Jul 2026
  • 2 min read

Indian equity markets ended lower as the Sensex and Nifty each declined 0.43, dragged down by weakness in financial and consumer stocks, with Bajaj Finance, M&M, and Shriram Finance among the top losers. IT stocks, led by HCL Tech and Wipro, pro

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 23rd Jul 2026
  • 4 min read

Most of us start our investing journey the same way. A colleague mentions a mutual fund that has done well. A cousin recommends an app. We start a SIP, feel proud that we have begun, and assume the hard part is behind us. Over the next few

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 23rd Jul 2026
  • 4 min read

If you have ever looked at a mutual fund factsheet or opened an investment app, you have almost certainly seen the Riskometer. It is that small speedometer-style dial with a needle pointing somewhere between "Low" and "Very High." SEBI has

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 22nd Jul 2026
  • 2 min read

Indian markets ended lower as the Sensex slipped 0.47 and the Nifty declined 0.53, dragged by weakness in Adani group stocks, financials, and FMCG counters. Bajaj Auto and SBI Life bucked the trend with strong gains. Asian markets closed higher, wh

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 22nd Jul 2026
  • 4 min read

Somewhere between the moment you set up a SIP and the moment it actually starts building real wealth, life happens. A bad month at work. A market crash. A big expense. A promotion that changes your priorities. And sitting on your mutual fund app is a

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 22nd Jul 2026
  • 5 min read

Most SIP conversations end the moment the SIP is set up. You pick a fund, decide on ₹5,000 or ₹10,000 a month, sign the mandate, and forget about it. For years, sometimes decades, that number sits frozen on your bank statement—same amount, same

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 22nd Jul 2026
  • 2 min read

Indian markets closed lower as broad-based selling dragged benchmark indices, with the Sensex declining 0.92 and the Nifty 50 falling 0.79. Bajaj Auto emerged as the top gainer, while InterGlobe Aviation, Jio Financial, and Infosys weighed on the b

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 21st Jul 2026
  • 5 min read

How much should you invest every month?" It's the most common question new investors ask. Most people get some version of "start with whatever you can" or "invest at least ₹5,000 a month," advice that's either too vague to act on or too generic to

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 21st Jul 2026
  • 4 min read

Walk into any conversation about mutual funds and you'll hear the same three words thrown around like they mean something obvious. Large cap, mid cap, small cap. Most investors nod along, pick whichever one is topping the charts that quarter, and hop

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 21st Jul 2026
  • 3 min read

Every mutual fund investor eventually asks the same question: should I invest a fixed amount every month through an SIP, or deploy my surplus in one shot as a lumpsum? India's monthly SIP inflows in June is ₹31,781 Cr. And India has over

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 21st Jul 2026
  • 4 min read

There's a debate that quietly runs in the background of every mutual fund investor's life. Should you buy an index fund, the boring one that just copies the Nifty 50 or the Sensex? Or should you pay a fund manager to try and beat the market?

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 21st Jul 2026
  • 4 min read

Every time the market falls hard, the same conversation begins. Someone on the news says the world is ending. A friend forwards a chart with a lot of red on it. Your phone buzzes with a WhatsApp message from a well-meaning uncle: pause your SIP, book

Open Free Demat Account

Be a part of 5paisa community - The first listed discount broker of India.

+91

By proceeding, you agree to all T&C*

footer_form