Mutual Funds and ETFs Articles

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

Generic user silhouette icon Indrashish Mitra
  • 9th Jun 2026
  • 4 min read

Investors looking to put money into overseas mutual funds are running into an old problem once again. Over the past few weeks, several fund houses have either stopped accepting fresh investments or introduced strict limits on international schemes.&

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 29th Apr 2026
  • 5 min read

Pick up any mutual fund fact sheet, scroll through any fund listing on a broker app, or open any scheme-related document, somewhere on that page, you will find a small dial. It looks a bit like a speedometer, with colours running from green to red. T

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 20th Apr 2026
  • 5 min read

Sensex ETFs have emerged as one of the most efficient ways for investors to gain exposure to India’s top-performing companies. With the growing preference for passive investing, these funds offer a low-cost, transparent, and diversified route to pa

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 7th Jan 2026
  • 3 min read

India's investor crowd is expanding and with it, the investment space is evolving day by day. New tools are emerging to make investment smarter, smoother, and more personalised. The latest entrant in this growing ecosystem is, Specialised Investment

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

Many investors often ask, what is CPSE ETF, and why it matters in the Indian market. A CPSE ETF, or Central Public Sector Enterprises Exchange Traded Fund, is a passive investment option created to give investors exposure to major government-owned co

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 22nd Dec 2025
  • 2 min read

Investing in mutual funds doesn’t always mean profits. Markets move in cycles, and at times, investors do face a loss in mutual fund investments. While losses can feel discouraging, from a tax perspective, they aren’t entirely negative. In fact,

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 18th Dec 2025
  • 2 min read

One of the most common questions new investors ask is about the best time to invest in mutual funds. It’s a fair concern. Markets move up and down, headlines change daily, and no one wants to invest at the “wrong” moment. The truth, though, is

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 18th Dec 2025
  • 3 min read

On December 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) unveiled a major shift in how mutual fund costs are structured and disclosed. This move, a revision of mutual fund expense ratio norms, marks one of the most significant regulato

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