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Most people avoid investing in small cap funds because they have a reputation of being extremely high-risk. But what people don’t realise is that most large and mid-cap companies started out as small cap companies. No company becomes a large-cap company overnight. They all start at the small-cap stage. This article will help you get a better perspective on small cap funds before you start investing in them. In this article you will learn: - What are Small Cap Funds? - Benefits of Small Cap Fu
In the last few years, there has been a huge interest among investors regarding Exchange Traded Funds, also popularly known as ETFs. ETFs were first introduced in 1989 by the American Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. But it took more than a decade for ETFs to enter the Indian stock markets. This article will help you to understand and make the best decision regarding ETFs. In this article you will learn: - What are Exchange Traded Funds? - Types of Exchange Traded Fund
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As you know, mutual funds [https://www.samcomf.com/mutual-funds] are an instrument that pools money from various different investors. This pooled money is then invested in different types of financial instruments based on the investment objective of the scheme. Here are the different types of mutual funds schemes based on the financial instruments that they invest in: 1. Equity Mutual Funds 2. Debt Mutual Funds 3. Hybrid Mutual Funds 4. Thematic / solution-oriented Mutual Funds 5. Other M
In this article, we will show you how to get empanelled with Samco Mutual Fund. Let’s start with the empanelment process for individuals: A step-by-step guide. Before we start with the process, let us keep the following document handy to save time. 1. AMFI Registration Number (ARN) document 2. Bank passbook 3. Registered mobile device and email id Step 1: Visit www.samcomf.com Hover your mouse on the ‘Distributor Corner’ button on the top left and click on ‘Empanel’. Now enter your ARN
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