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Capital_gains

Simply Important: Your new capital gains report at FundsIndia

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The Union Budget of 2018 made a significant change in taxation of equity mutual funds. Long Term Capital Gains on equity funds, which had been exempt since 2004, were made…Continue Reading

Understanding SEBI’s new fund categories

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In a move to make choices for investors simpler, SEBI came out with categories with defined criteria. This means that funds within a category will henceforth be mandated to stick…Continue Reading

How long should you run your SIP?

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Last week I was talking to a friend from another profession.  He wanted some financial advice from me. I asked him all the usual questions an advisor would ask to…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Explains: What is Risk

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In the context of any investment product and specifically mutual funds, we often use the term ‘risk’. Risk acquires different meanings to different people. They also assign such meaning differently…Continue Reading

We've made some changes to the FundsIndia research recommended Select Funds mutual fund list

Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds

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These are changing times for mutual funds. In October 2017, SEBI came up with two important rules: one, it defined the categories of funds AMCs are allowed to hold and…Continue Reading

“Consumption is relatively less risky in uncertain times”

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The consumption sector has been consistently delivering on the earnings growth front. With the growth drivers for the consumption theme already visible, it is relatively less risky in the times…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Change in fundamental attributes of a fund

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SEBI’s mandate to categorise funds into specific buckets has resulted in a number of AMCs coming out with changes in their funds. With a wave of changes coming in, you…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Rebalancing a Mutual Fund Portfolio

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When you start to invest in Mutual Funds, you build a diversified, asset-allocated portfolio. This allocation is based on your goal timeline, your risk appetite, and other factors. That is,…Continue Reading

New tax structure of mutual funds

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The Union Budget 2018 has changed taxation rules for equity-oriented mutual funds. Taxation of all other funds (debt funds, debt-oriented hybrid, gold, international, fund-of-funds) remains the same as before. Here’s…Continue Reading

Budget 2018

Budget 2018 leaves little for markets to focus on

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One of the signs of a maturing economy is that the Nation’s budget becomes just a year-end accounting and budgeting job. While India may not be there yet, that there…Continue Reading