Mutual Funds - Tax Implications.

To under tax implications for investments in different categories of Mutual Fund,
please click.

Link 1

Link 2

Mutual Funds - Dividend or Growth

Mutual Funds - Dividend or Growth

Good insights at the following Moneycontrol site's link .

Forthcoming IPOs

Read a good article about forthcoming 2 IPOs...

http://www.forum4ca.com/archives/2008/01/08/ipo-dilemma-%e2%80%93-reliance-power-future-capital/

I am not sure about Future Capital.
But for sure Reliance Power will be worth applying from longterm perspective.

IPO - Initial Public Offering, first time a company sells it's stake to public and raises money.
One of the best ways for first time investors to enter into stockmarket is through IPOs...

Waiver of load for direct applications

http://www.sebi.gov.in/Index.jsp?contentDisp=Department&dep_id=4

This is really a good news for us (investors). If we decide on investing in a specific mutual fund,there really is no need to pay for an entry load of 2-2.5 % unnecessarily. All we need to do is submit the application in the specific collection center of the Mutual Fund house.

Will try out for a SIP and update this post next week.

Happy New Year 2008 and Happy Investing.