Mutual Funds Basics

What is Exit Load in Mutual Funds?

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When it comes to money management, it is always vital for the investors to know the expenses associated with their investments, as such costs and charges directly eat into their returns. Some of the expenses may be unavoidable for the investors, like fund management expenses, etc., for it adds value to the mutual fund scheme. However, investors may avoid one such charge if they diligently plan for their investment redemption, i.e., exit load.

What is Exit Load?

Difference between liquid funds vs debt funds | UTI Mutual Fund

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investors can choose to invest in different mutual fund schemes to suit their risk appetite, financial goals, and investment horizon. People generally consider liquid funds and debt funds as different mutual fund categories. However, this is not the case.

Debt funds are a larger category of mutual fund schemes, which include overnight funds, liquid funds, duration funds, gilt funds, credit opportunities funds, etc. A liquid fund is a subset within the broader universe of debt funds.

Direct Equity Investing vs Investing in Mutual Funds

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New-age and millennial investors prefer investing in equities directly as they can track the movements of their top stock picks and attribute the investment performance to themselves. Further, the intra-day price movements in share prices create further excitement for some investors. However, direct equity investing may be complex since it requires a lot of research and adequate knowledge of stock markets in general.