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5 Questions to Ask When Evaluating A Fund 

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A mutual fund investment portfolio may comprise several mutual fund schemes, which may be linked to different financial goals and may carry different investment objectives. Since selecting the mutual fund schemes to form the basis of the future investment performance, selecting the schemes becomes an important decision to lay a strong foundation towards a prosperous financial future.

Financial Planning Guide for 20-35 Years 

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Globally, a growing number of ETFs straddle the line between active and passive, offering investors a dizzying array of increasingly complex choices.

5 Principles Of Strategic Beta

"Smart beta," "advanced beta," "alternative beta," "enhanced indexes," "strategy indices," "quantamental indexes"—are the list of monikers describing the intersection of active and passive investing.At Morningstar, we refer to smart beta as strategic beta.

5 Questions To Ask before You Invest Globally 

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With an emerging preference for channelising household savings through mutual funds, international funds also gain their share of popularity. Such funds provide a sense of geographical and currency diversification to the investment portfolio, thereby mitigating the systemic investment risk to some extent. 

However, the decision to invest in such funds should be based on a specific review and not a herd decision after noticing the recent outperformance of such funds. Here are six questions you must ask before you invest globally:

Investment Guide 

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<p>Quote: Smart Choices Make for Smart Investments</p>

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<p dir="ltr"><strong>What is your investment objective?</strong></p>

<p dir="ltr">A smart investor&rsquo;s financial planning is based on a clear investment objective. You need to define an objective for yourself to help decide which schemes to invest in.</p>