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A systematic investment plan invests a fixed amount in a mutual fund scheme at regular intervals, usually every month.
35 storiesLatest 18 Oct 2026, 08:04 IST
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AMFI's September 2025 note shows record SIP inflows of Rs 29,361 crore and AUM of Rs 75.61 lakh crore, while advance-tax debt redemptions pushed net flows to about -Rs 43,146 crore.
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AMFI puts mutual fund industry AUM at Rs 87.08 lakh crore as of 31 August 2026, a sixfold decade rise. We compare an equity SIP against PPF for long-term wealth, with 2026 tax rates.
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AMFI logged Rs 31,961 crore of SIP inflow in July 2026. We weigh an equity mutual fund SIP against PPF's 7.1% for long-term wealth, covering tax, lock-in and who each suits.
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AMFI data puts SIP contributions at Rs 31,961 crore in July 2026. What the monthly route does that a lumpsum does not, how the 12-month clock runs per instalment, and who each suits.
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AMFI's November 2025 note shows SIP inflows at Rs 29,445 crore, a 0.3% dip but 16.3% higher year-on-year, with SIP AUM at Rs 16.53 lakh crore and 9.43 crore active accounts anchoring the market.
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SEBI's Master Circular for Mutual Funds, dated 20 March 2026, folds every extant fund rule into one document. Here is what it covers on TER, categorisation and tax, and the checks to run today.
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AMFI's November 2025 note puts India's mutual fund net AUM near Rs 80.80 lakh crore, up about 1.2% on the month and 18.7% on the year, as resilient SIP flows keep a structural bid under equities.
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AMFI's October 2025 note shows industry AUM at Rs 79.88 lakh crore and a record Rs 29,529 crore monthly SIP. We compare equity versus debt funds on flows, post-2024 tax and investor fit.
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SIP versus lump sum for managing market-timing risk: how AMFI's Rs 500 rupee cost averaging works, the 12.5% LTCG and 20% STCG rules from 23 July 2024, and who should pick which.
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AMFI data shows Rs 31,781 crore flowed into SIPs in June 2026. We compare an equity mutual fund SIP against PPF at 7.1% for a long-term goal - on return, risk, lock-in and tax.
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SEBI's 8 August 2025 circular deleted paragraphs 10.4.1.b and 10.5 of the Master Circular, ending the transaction charge AMCs paid distributors on subscriptions of Rs 10,000 and above.
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India ran a record Rs 31,781 crore through SIPs in June 2026, but that is a gross number. Here is the post-tax math on equity SIP LTCG versus PPF, and how the Rs 1.25 lakh exemption cuts your effective tax.
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AMFI data shows SIP contributions reached Rs 31,781 crore in June 2026, a record run of domestic retail flows. Here is what that steady buying means for the Nifty and Sensex before the open.
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AMFI put India's mutual fund AUM at Rs 82,22,480 crore as on 30 June 2026, with 27.86 crore folios. Here is how the June print reads against the RBI's 5.25% repo before the open.
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SEBI's 10 January 2025 circular lets you register up to 10 nominees per mutual fund folio. Here is how nomination and a Will compare, and how transmission preserves your cost base for 12.5% LTCG.
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AMFI reports record Rs 29,529 crore SIP inflows for October 2025. We run the post-tax math on a 15-year equity SIP versus PPF after the 12.5% LTCG rule, and who should pick which.
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SEBI's 26 February 2026 categorization circular tightens the one-scheme-per-category rule. Here is how an equity SIP and a debt SIP compare after the 12.5% LTCG regime, and who should pick which.
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The 12.5% LTCG rate under Section 112A quietly shaves lakhs off a long-run equity SIP. Here is how to convert gross XIRR into an honest post-tax CAGR, and how it stacks up against tax-free PPF at 7.1%.
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AMFI's March 2026 note puts SIP assets at Rs 15.11 lakh crore, 20.5% of the Rs 73.73 lakh crore industry. We compare SIP versus lumpsum for equity wealth-building after the drawdown.
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AMFI's March 2026 note shows MF AUM down 10.1% to Rs 73.73 lakh crore on an 11.3% Nifty fall, yet equity saw a Rs 40,450 crore net inflow. Flexi-cap vs multi-cap, compared.
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AMFI's October 2025 note shows mutual fund AUM at a record Rs 79.9 lakh crore and monthly SIP inflows at Rs 29,529 crore, with equity flows positive for a 56th month.
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AMFI's March 2026 note shows SIP assets at Rs 15.11 lakh crore and a 61-month equity inflow streak. We compare active flexi-cap funds vs passive index ETFs on cost, tax and fit.
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AMFI data shows mutual fund AUM hit Rs 81.58 lakh crore on 31 May 2026, with 21.10 crore equity-oriented folios. We compare equity funds against PPF for long-term wealth, with verified tax rates.
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AMFI's May 2026 data puts mutual fund AUM at a record Rs 81.58 lakh crore with monthly SIP flows of Rs 30,954 crore across ~9.64 crore accounts. What it means for the Nifty and Sensex open.
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AMFI's monthly note bundles AUM, net inflows and SIP contributions, three numbers that move for different reasons. Here is how to read them and decide between a SIP and a lumpsum.
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AMFI data shows SIP contributions hit Rs 30,954 crore in May 2026, with industry AUM at Rs 81.58 lakh crore and the RBI repo rate held at 5.25%. What pre-open desks should watch.
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AMFI data shows Indian mutual fund AUM reached Rs 81.58 lakh crore on 31 May 2026, up from Rs 13.82 trillion a decade earlier — close to a sixfold rise. What pre-open traders should read into it.
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AMFI's monthly note tracks India's SIP boom. We compare SIP vs lumpsum for long-term equity wealth, with post-Budget-2024 LTCG at 12.5% above Rs 1.25 lakh and STCG at 20%.
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India's mutual fund AAUM crossed Rs 81.94 lakh crore in April 2026 per AMFI. Here is how the domestic money pool, backed by Rs 31,115 crore of monthly SIPs, anchors the market.
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AMFI reports SIP inflows of Rs 31,115 crore for April 2026, a domestic-flows cushion that shapes pre-open sentiment against FII action. Levels, events and tax angles for today.
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Direct and Regular mutual fund plans hold identical portfolios, but a 50-100 bps TER gap compounds into a Rs 12.56 lakh shortfall over a 20-year SIP. Here is the side-by-side, the tax, and who should pick which.
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Rs 24 lakh, two paths into equity. We compare SIP vs lumpsum on rupee-cost averaging math, Nifty TRI rolling-period odds, the 12.5% LTCG regime, and retirement sequence-of-returns risk.
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How NSE's daily 7 pm FII-DII print, AMFI's Rs 25,000 crore SIP flow and SEBI's 2024 margin rules together drive the Nifty 50 open you trade each morning.
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Monthly SIP contributions hit an all-time high of Rs 26,147 crore in March 2026 according to AMFI data, reflecting deepening retail participation despite volatile markets.
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A step-up SIP that increases by just 10% each year can nearly double your final corpus compared to a flat SIP over 20 years. Here is the math, with examples at different return assumptions.
