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MUTUAL GAINS • India’s mutual fund industry has witnessed a remarkable expansion with equity assets under management rising 20-fold from ` 2.1 lakh crore in FY11 to `42.5 lakh crore in FY25. Growing retail confidence and a clear shift towards long-term equity investing are driving this growth. Monthly SIP contributions of around ` 29,000 crore have added stability to the markets

‘‘Don’t go overboard on small- and mid-cap stocks” • Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services’ Rajeev Thakkar on why investors should avoid the volatile stocks

The Quiet Revolution • HOW INDIA’S INVESTORS DISCOVERED THAT BORING WORKS

BEFORE SIPs, BEFORE APPS, BEFORE EVERYTHING • A personal account of when mutual fund investing in India was being invented

HOW WE ZEROED IN ON THE FUNDS • SOME FUNDS STAND OUT FOR THEIR CONSISTENT OUTPERFORMANCE COMPARED TO PEERS. HERE ARE THE 100 BEST-PERFORMING MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES IDENTIFIED BY BT & VALUE RESEARCH

The Best 1000 • BT and Value Research also bring you a comprehensive factsheet of 1,000 mutual fund schemes across three categories, listed on the basis of their assets under management. The lists can be accessed using the QR code provided below

SPREADING YOUR BETS • AS MARKET LEADERSHIP FRAGMENTS AND RETURNS TURN UNEVEN, ATTENTION IS SHIFTING BACK TO DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUNDS, WHICH BALANCE GROWTH WITH STABILITY

MAKING THE MOST OF SMALL-AND MID-CAPS • SMALL-AND MID-CAP FUNDS ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. FOR LONG-TERM INVESTORS, DISCIPLINE, DIVERSIFICATION, AND ALIGNMENT WITH FINANCIAL GOALS REMAIN FAR MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TRYING TO TIME THE MARKET

CAUTIOUS MONEY • FOCUS ON GSECs AND QUALITY OF CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO MAKE DEBT FUNDS A STEADY ANCHOR FOR DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

SAVE BIG WITH OUR ANUVAL OFFER

THE HYBRID PATH TO RICHES • THE HYBRID FUND SPACE IS EVOLVING FAST, AND INVESTORS NEED TO STAY ON TOP TO ENSURE THEY ARE PICKING STABILITY OVER RISK

RIDING THE INDEX • AS INVESTORS GRAPPLE WITH A VOLATILE LANDSCAPE, PASSIVE FUNDS ARE PROVING INDISPENSABLE TO GET MARKET RETURNS FROM A DIVERSIFIED SET OF STOCKS AT A VERY LOW COST

GLOBAL FUNDS, BIG RETURNS • INTERNATIONAL FUNDS HAVE DELIVERED 29% RETURN IN THE PAST YEAR. WILL VOLATILE MARKETS TEST INVESTOR RESILIENCE?

THE HIGH-STAKES BIHAR BATTLE

BT-VR TOP 20 FUND MANAGERS • HERE’S RECOGNISING THE PEOPLE WHO STAND OUT, NOT BY CHASING TRENDS, BUT BY MASTERING DISCIPLINE, INSIGHT, AND CONVICTION. OUR LIST OF TOP FUND MANAGERS OF EQUITY AND DEBT SCHEMES IDENTIFIES THE BEST AMONG HUNDREDS WHO HAVE WORKED TO GROW INVESTORS’ WEALTH

HOW IPICK MUTUAL FUNDS • EVERY FEW WEEKS, SOMEONE ASKS ME, “WHICH IS THE BEST MUTUAL FUND RIGHT NOW?” I SMILE AND SAY THE UNHELPFUL TRUTH: THERE ISN’T ONE. THERE’S ONLY THE FUND THAT FITS MY GOAL, MY HORIZON, AND MY NERVES. HERE’S HOW I DO IT:

BEST Management Advice • KAVIL RAMACHANDRAN PROFESSOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP (PRACTICE) AND SENIOR ADVISOR, INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (ISB)