Mutual funds have emerged as key investment vehicles for Indian investors. Considering that monthly SIP collections have crossed $1 billion, there is surely a strong appetite for mutual funds among the retail investors..

The process for investment in mutual funds is quite simple. This article describes all the steps involved and also explains what you need to keep in mind when investing in Mutual Funds..

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One of the basic tenets of investing in mutual funds is that time matters a lot more than timing. Basically, it means that you start early.

This article describes the role of different investment vehicles and how you can build your own porftolio.

A systematic investment plan (SIP) is a systematic way of investing your money in an asset class (equity fund or a debt fund or even a liquid fund).

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We often get to see that a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) tends to outperform lump-sum investments over longer periods of time.

Before understanding what a SIP offers, it is essential to understand what the SIP does not offer. For example, the SIP is not an assurance of lower risk and higher returns.

The difference between most of them is based on the term to maturity or the credit quality. There is also a classification based on the discretion of the fund manager in terms of allocation.