Our top ten blog posts of 2017: FundsIndia Marketplace
December 25, 2017‘The perfect strategy works every time; until you start using it.’ Isn’t that how it is with your investments often? What seems to be the best fund, stops being one…Continue Reading
2017 – When mixing strategies paid off for our Select Funds
December 20, 2017After a frustrating 2016, the markets threw caution to the wind in 2017 and lifted many stocks whose names were last heard in the pre-2008 rally. While mutual funds too…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: Role of Inflation in Financial Planning
November 27, 2017If you have ever spoken to a financial advisor, they might have asked you about your financial goals. Thinking of your investments in terms of goals requires you to estimate…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Contingency fund and its importance
November 20, 2017Your EMI is well within your capacity, you have no difficulty in meeting recurring expenses, and you even have a monthly surplus that you’re investing. Isn’t that a great position…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: What is an STP?
November 13, 2017As the market touches new heights every week, people are rushing to put their money into mutual funds. It is important to sound a note of caution here. If you…Continue Reading
All you wanted to know about ELSS funds
November 6, 2017You have a choice of several investments under the Section 80 C’s capacious umbrella, in order to cut tax payments. Among these is ELSS, or equity-linked savings schemes. Here’s all…Continue Reading
Stay Invested During Downturns for Bigger Gains
October 30, 2017When markets are doing well, it not only attracts new investors but also motivates exiting investors to stay invested. But stock markets do not move upward always. What happens when…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: What are absolute returns
October 23, 2017“My investment in that Bombay house grew to Rs.85 lakhs from when I bought it back in 2000 for just Rs.25 lakhs. My investment has tripled!” That’s a declaration that…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: what to do when your scheme merges
October 16, 2017In the wake of SEBI’s recent proposal to categorise mutual funds and rationalise the number of funds there are, scheme mergers are inevitable. So what happens when a scheme you…Continue Reading
Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds list
October 11, 2017With SEBI’s recent circular on fund categorization (read about it here), we are happy to let you know that at FundsIndia’s research, we have followed a structured methodology to categorise…Continue Reading
