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Here is the monthly update on our recommended small cap mutual fund schemes for August. There are no changes in the list. You may continue with your investments in these schemes, or start new investments in them to take care of your long-term financial goals.

Here's the monthly update on our recommended corporate bond schemes for August. There is no change in our recommendation list in this month. If you are investing in any of these schemes, you may continue to invest and hold on to them.

The focused funds, which take concentrated bets on few stocks, continued to attract investors' attention despite the four-year low equity inflows in July. With an inflow of Rs 534 crore, it was the only one out of 10 equity mutual fund categories to report positive fund flow for 16 consecutive months, according data from AMFI.

Has gold’s bubble just burst? The spot metal fell 5.7 per cent Tuesday, the sharpest drop in seven years and a remarkable slump for an asset that rarely shifts more than a percentage point in a day. It fell further Wednesday, as low as $1,863 an ounce, breaking the back of an extraordinary rally. Since smashing through a long-term ceiling of around $1,350 a troy ounce last June, it had risen to a record of $2,064 an ounce earlier this month.

The general idea of financial independence is to have enough income to pay for your living expenses for the rest of your life. In practice, it means having a financial plan or a budget, and following it diligently, Aashish Shanker, Head of Investments, Motilal Oswal Private Wealth Management, said in an interview with Moneycontrol’s Kshitij Anand. Edited excerpt

In the last few days, India's three large private financial firms - HDFC, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank - chose the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route to raise Rs 35,000 crore, cumulatively, to meet their needs during such stressful times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In stark contrast to the fund flow trend in equity schemes, nearly all debt funds recorded sharp net inflows in July. Liquid funds attracted net inflows of ~Rs 14,055 crore, reversing the Rs 44,226 crore outflow recorded at end-June. At the start of every quarter, institutional investors and corporate houses typically invest in liquid funds once their tax payment obligations have been completed, according to CRISIL Research.

Gold mutual funds have been hit hard due to a continuous fall in prices of the yellow metal in the last two sessions. The daily Net Asset Value (NAV) of DSP World Gold Fund fell down by 7.31% in a single day as on August 11. Gold mutual funds have fallen by upto 3.35% in one day. Gold prices have fallen by ?4,500 in the last two days. Last week, gold prices in India jumped to the record highs of over ?56,000 per 10 grams. There are a total of 21 gold mutual fund schemes in India including Gold Exchange Traded Funds (Gold ETFs).

You have to look at companies benefiting vis-à-vis competition which is the only sustainability of this share price or fundamentals momentum, says Portfolio Manager, Marcellus Investment Managers.

The focused funds, which take concentrated bets on few stocks, continued to attract investors' attention despite the four-year low equity inflows in July. With an inflow of Rs 534 crore, it was the only one out of 10 equity mutual fund categories to report positive fund flow for 16 consecutive months, according to AMFI data.

The monthly data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India or Amfi, a mutual fund industry standards organisation in India, reveals that investors were selling their equity mutual funds and hybrid funds and holding back their investments in July. Are you also selling your mutual fund investments? If so, are you selling them for the right reasons?

Here is an update on our recommended short duration funds or short term mutual funds. There is no change in our recommendation list in August. If you have investments in these schemes, you may continue to invest and hold on to your investments.

Here is an update on our recommended large & mid cap mutual fund schemes in August. There are no changes in the list this month. If you have been following our recommendations, you can continue with your investments in these schemes to achieve your long-term financial goals. Similarly, if you are a new investor looking to invest in large & mid cap schemes, you can choose the schemes from the list. However, please read more about these schemes and understand the risk and benefit involved.

Equity mutual funds witnessed the first month of net outflows in July after four years as jittery investors preferred to stay in cash after the sharp rebound in the stock market since late March. Growing concerns over the modest longer-term performances of several equity schemes also contributed to the redemptions from the product category, said analysts. Debt schemes, especially those investing in shorter-term top-rated papers, however continued to attract flows with investors opting for safety.

Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund has launched -Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Yojana, an open ended scheme for investment in arbitrage opportunities available in equity, derivatives and debt markets. According to a press release shared by the fund house, the scheme is suitable for investors who are looking for short term investment options with relatively low risk, tax efficient returns, and looking to park money in a scheme relatively less impacted by market volatility.