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Taxation
34 articlesHow mutual-fund returns are taxed in India — capital gains, ELSS, indexation, stamp duty, TDS.
- → Stamp duty on mutual fund purchases
- → Long-term capital gains tax on equity mutual funds
- → Short-term capital gains tax on equity mutual funds
Investment Planning
35 articlesGoals, asset allocation, SIP vs lumpsum, emergency funds, rebalancing.
- → Setting financial goals before picking funds
- → Why you need an emergency fund before SIPs
- → Asset allocation by age and risk profile
Fund Types
35 articlesSEBI categorisation explained — large-cap, mid-cap, hybrid, debt, fund-of-funds, gold ETFs.
- → SEBI's mutual fund categorisation, explained
- → Large Cap funds — top-100 stocks
- → Mid Cap funds
Market Basics
36 articlesNAV, AUM, expense ratio, exit load, direct vs regular plans, NFOs, switches.
- → Net Asset Value (NAV) — how it's computed daily
- → Assets Under Management (AUM) — what size means for performance
- → Expense Ratio (TER) — SEBI caps and what you pay
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