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FAQs
Mutual Funds
Sr. No. Topic
1. What if a fund sells a scheme to another fund? New Information New Information
2. What if a fund decides to end its operations? New Information New Information
3. What is a growth stock?
4. What is passive investing?
5. What are Gilt schemes?
6. What’s the advantage of investing in ELSS?
7. What are a fund’s net assets and portfolio?
8. What are contingent deferred sales load (CDSL) and contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC)?
9. What is an asset management company (AMC)?
10. What is the difference between mutual funds and portfolio management services (PMS)?
11. Who is a custodian?
12. What are the different plans that mutual funds offer?
13. When repurchasing a scheme will I get paid for each unit equal to the NAV?
14. How often do funds announce their portfolio?
15. What is SEBI?
16. Who is a custodian?
17. What is the difference between mutual funds and portfolio management services (PMS)?
18. What is a mutual fund?
19. What do you mean by Net Asset Value (NAV)?
20. What is a Mutual Fund?
21. What is the history of Mutual Funds in India and role of SEBI in mutual funds industry?
22. How is a mutual fund set up?
23. What are sector specific funds/schemes?
24. What are Tax Saving Schemes?
25. What is a Load or no-load Fund?
26. Can a mutual fund impose fresh load or increase the load beyond the level mentioned in the offer documents?
27. What is an assured return scheme?
28. Can non-resident Indians (NRIs) invest in mutual funds?
29. How much should one invest in debt or equity oriented schemes?
30. What should an investor look into an offer document?
31. When will the investor get certificate or statement of account after investing in a mutual fund?
32. How long will it take for transfer of units after purchase from stock markets in case of close-ended schemes?
33. As a unitholder, how much time will it take to receive dividends/repurchase proceeds?
34. Can a mutual fund change the nature of the scheme from the one specified in the offer document?
35. How will an investor come to know about the changes, if any, which may occur in the mutual fund?
36. Is there any difference between investing in a mutual fund and in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a company?
37. If schemes in the same category of different mutual funds are available, should one choose a scheme with lower NAV?
38. Are the companies having names like mutual benefit the same as mutual funds schemes?
39. Is the higher net worth of the sponsor a guarantee for better returns?
40. Where can an investor look out for information on mutual funds?
41. If mutual fund scheme is wound up, what happens to money invested?
42. How can the investors redress their complaints?
43. What is an Index?
44. So what then is an Index Fund?
45. Can I know more about the S&P CNX Nifty?
46. Are there any Entry/Exit loads levied on sector funds?
47. How different is a Sector Fund from an Equity Diversified Fund?
48. Is a Sector fund an open-ended or a close-ended fund?
49. Is there a cap on the 'maximum investment amount' that an investor needs to adhere to?
50. Is there a minimum' investment amount that a prospective investor needs to meet in a sector fund?
51. What are the investment options available in this fund type?
52. What is a Sector Fund?
53. Who can invest in a sector fund?
54. Who is this fund type suitable for?
55. Would it be right to say that a Sector Fund is riskier than an Equity Diversified Fund?
56. What do you mean by Sale Price?
57. What is the Repurchase Price?
58. What is the Redemption Price?
59. What do you mean by Sales Load?
60. What is the Repurchase or 'Back-end' Load?
61. How do mutual funds give you returns?
62. What are the benefits of investing in a Mutual Fund?
63. Where do the Mutual Funds invest?
64. Who is a Registrar?
65. What is an Account Statement?
66. What is a Portfolio?