What a Mutual Fund Costs You
The expense ratio is deducted quietly from NAV every day, and over decades it is the largest controllable factor in your result. Plus the new 2026 cost framework.
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- Total Expense Ratio
- The new framework from 1 April 2026
- Direct vs regular plans: the single biggest lever
- Exit load
- Stamp duty
- What costs mean over time
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