Gourav Kumar
Gourav Kumar was a Principal Research Analyst, Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia
Why it’s important to start investing early
August 5, 2019Just got your first salary? Tempted to go out and buy that expensive gadget you’ve been looking at for a while? Think again, maybe you should save some of it…Continue Reading
Do Mutual Fund Returns Compound?
August 1, 2019You might have heard people talking about the wonders of compounding. When talking about the benefits of long term investments, investors are often told that over a long time, the…Continue Reading
Financial planning – Why it’s important to resist peer pressure
July 22, 2019Raise your hands if you’ve been to an expensive bar/restaurant you could not afford, simply because your friends were going. Raise your hands if you went on an unplanned trip…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Strategies: Conservative Hybrid Vs. Equity Savings for 1-3 years
June 26, 2019For a person looking for a low-risk mutual fund option for parking short term money, we recently took a look at the pros and cons of arbitrage funds vs. liquid…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Franklin India Smaller Companies
June 12, 2019Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is among the less risky funds in the high-risk smallcap space. The fund showcases lower volatility and aggression compared with peers for the following reasons:…Continue Reading
Where have Mutual Funds been investing
May 20, 2019Last week, we analysed the distribution of FII inflows into equities. Unlike FIIs, which were net sellers in 9 out of 10 months, mutual funds (MFs) turned out to be…Continue Reading
Low-risk hybrid MF options – how they differ
May 6, 2019Hybrid funds combine the growth prospects of equity with the stability of debt to try to deliver returns with lower volatility. Among hybrid funds – those with a bias for…Continue Reading
How much risk should you take
March 18, 2019One common mistake investors make is to ignore risk while making investment decisions. A large chunk of investors make investment purely based on the returns characteristics of the product. For…Continue Reading
My investments are in losses, what should I do?
February 25, 2019If you started investing in equity mutual funds some time within the last 2 years, it is likely that your investments would be in the red right now. It is…Continue Reading
Budget 2019 – How it affects your taxes
February 1, 2019Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented India’s budget for the financial year 2019-20 on 1st of February, 2019. Being an interim budget, no major policy announcements were expected or made from…Continue Reading
