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A lot of investors trying to build their retirement corpus often face a common dilemma: Should they go for the National Pension System (NPS) or keep investing in equity mutual funds through SIPs? While mutual funds offer flexibility and potentially higher returns, NPS provides unique tax advantages and is among the lowest-cost retirement products available…

Sharp swings in equity markets often test investors’ patience and risk appetite. While some investors seek to benefit from market volatility, others look for strategies that may help reduce fluctuations in their portfolios without giving up equity exposure altogether. Low-volatility mutual funds have emerged as one such option. These funds invest in stocks that have…

VanEck’s head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, recently made some price predictions that will be welcome news to Bitcoin (BTC 0.68%) investors. In May, he said that the leading cryptocurrency could rise to $160,000, and over the long haul, he’s forecasting that it will reach seven figures. Bitcoin trades at about $60,000 as of…

UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund delivered 5.4% returns over the last three months and 9.0% CAGR over three years, according to ACE MF data on June 29. Moneycontrol Desk July 01, 2026 / 13:51 IST UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund currently leads the nifty index mutual fund category with a three-month return of 5.4 percent.…

Investors with a high-risk appetite and an interest in growth and value investing may choose small-cap blend mutual funds to boost their portfolio. While blend funds, also known as “hybrid funds,” aim for value appreciation through capital gains, small-cap funds have better growth prospects than their large and medium counterparts. Blend funds provide significant exposure…

Axis Money Market Fund delivered 6.3% CAGR returns over the last one year and 7.3% CAGR over three years, according to ACE MF data on June 29. Moneycontrol Desk July 01, 2026 / 13:50 IST Axis Money Market Fund currently leads the money-market mutual fund category with a one-year CAGR return of 6.3 percent. It…

Quant Value Fund delivered 23.7% CAGR returns over three years and 15.5% CAGR over the last one year, according to ACE MF data on June 29. Moneycontrol Desk July 01, 2026 / 13:50 IST Among value mutual funds that meet the screen used for this ranking, Quant Value Fund is at the top on three-year…

The U.S. stock market has performed well in the past year, in large part because of enthusiasm surrounding the artificial intelligence trade. The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.79%) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +1.52%) are up 20% and 27%, respectively, since June 2025. But investors recently got some bad news from the Federal Reserve. Fed officials now…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks are higher on Tuesday, closing out June and the second quarter on a strong note. The S & P 500 rallied roughly 15% in the…

The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve’s independence. In a 5-4 decision, justices from the country’s top court said the administration had not provided Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sufficient “due process” for her…