Gopal Gidwani
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How a mutual fund’s AUM impacts returns: Should investors worry when it grows too large? | Mint (opens the original)
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In the last five years, the mutual fund industry's assets under management (AUM) have more than doubled from around ₹40 lakh crore to ₹85 lakh crore. During the same time, the AUM of individual schemes has also increased. For some schemes, AUM has multiplied and become so large that questions are being raised about whether it will affect scheme returns. Should investors worry when the AUM is too large? In this article, we will examine the performance of some schemes that are the largest in their
EPF Rules 2026: 3-category withdrawal system and new voluntary top-up limits explained | Mint (opens the original)
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On 29 June 2026, the government announced a major labour reform. The Ministry of Labour and Employment announced the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 2026, which replaces the earlier Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952. In this article, we will examine the important provisions of the new Act. The employee’s and employer’s contributions will be at 12% of the employee’s wages. The government has notified the current wage ceiling at ₹15,000 per month. As per the current wage ceiling, the empl
Chasing FIRE: Why the American early retirement playbook fails in India and what you can do to fix it | Mint (opens the original)
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Over the last few years, the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE ) movement has gained momentum in India and many other parts of the world. Some FIRE aspirants prefer to retire and live on passive income. On the other hand, some people focus on the financial independence aspect of FIRE and not the retire-early part. Financial independence gives them the freedom to work on their passion on their own terms. The FIRE concept originated in the US and works on a set of assumptions that are mor
India’s first REIT index fund to launch in August: Should you invest in it? | Mint (opens the original)
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In the last one year, while the Nifty 50 Index has delivered a negative return of around -2% (as of 30 July), the individual REITs have done well. The individual REITs have delivered returns ranging from 8% to 19%, depending on which individual REIT an investor bought. However, an individual needs to have the expertise to select which REIT to invest in. Also, if an individual wished to invest in a basket of REITs, no mutual fund scheme was available. However, this will change with the launch of
REITs and InvITs AUM to double to ₹20 trillion by 2030: Should you invest in them? | Mint (opens the original)
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Over the last one year or so, REITs and InvITs have been in the news regularly. During calendar year 2025, when the RBI cut the repo rate, some REITs and InvITs attracted investor attention due to their higher yields. In January 2026, Sebi classified REITs as equity instruments, and in February 2026, it allowed more categories of mutual funds to invest in InvITs. Those moves led to mutual fund inflows into REITs and InvITs. In June 2026, Crisil Ratings released a report mentioning that the leasa
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