Investment Basics

Investments Basics

• In which fund should I invest
• I want to invest but I am not sure how much of my salary I should invest?
• I want to invest in shares using your app. How do I do that?
• Can I add my existing portfolio in the app? Can I switch to direct?
• Can you please suggest which funds to be purchased?

Mutual Funds

• What are direct plans? Why should I prefer direct plans over regular?
• What are Mutual funds?
• Tell me more about Liquid Funds.
• What is dividend option in Mutual Funds?
• What is growth option in Mutual Funds?
• How do I know if I am investing in Direct Plans? How do I know if the Scheme / Plan I have invested in is Direct Plan or Regular Plan?

Taxes

• Should I do a SIP for my ELSS?
• What is the locking period in ELSS funds?
• Can I save taxes as part of Section 80C exemptions using Mutual Funds?
• What is indexation benefit? How does it reduce my tax burden?
• What are the taxes on gains made from Mutual Funds?
• Why should I do my tax savings investments in Mutual Funds?

Glossary

• Pre-Expected Return
• Debt Funds
• Active Return
• Expense Ratio
• Benchmark
• AUM

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