Beyond the Price: Why Total Return Indices Define Performance Truth

A regular client calls to express frustration, noting that their large-cap mutual fund’s NAV seems to have barely moved over three years, while the headline index appears to have climbed significantly higher. You realize...

Mastering the Scheme Information Document for Accurate Performance Benchmarking

Consider a situation where a client approaches you with a printed performance sheet for an older equity fund, expressing confusion because the scheme’s long-term returns seem to deviate sharply from the market index they...

The Power of Compounding: Why TRI Matters for Wealth Creation

Consider a client who reviews their equity fund statement and complains that the scheme’s actual returns seem lower than the Price Return Index (PRI) figures they read about in the newspaper. As a distributor, your...

Reading the Scheme Information Document Like a Professional Distributor

Picture a client sitting in your office, pointing at a glossy marketing brochure that highlights a scheme’s recent 20 percent return. Your task as an MFD is to look past that marketing noise and open the Scheme...

Seeing the Full Picture: Why TRI Matters More Than Price Returns

Consider a client who walks into your office with a portfolio statement, pointing to a five-year equity fund chart and asking why your recommended scheme seems to be lagging behind the benchmark index reported in the...