Why you should not invest in equity funds for dividends
May 8, 2017We have seen investors invest in a fund because the fund is expected to declare dividends. They also opt for dividend option as a means of regular cash flows. We…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Credit Opportunity Funds
May 1, 2017A couple of weeks ago, we had covered in detail the accrual strategy. To recap, an accrual strategy involves making returns through interest income on bonds held, and not through…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Dynamic Bond funds
April 24, 2017Dynamic bond funds are a category of debt funds meant for medium to long-term holding. They invest in various types of bonds that include gilts and corporate bonds with varying…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Short-term and Income funds
April 17, 2017Short-term and income funds are both versions of debt funds. Both categories derive their returns from accrual, but the instruments they invest in are different and their role in your…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains : Short-term and long-term gilt funds
April 10, 2017What they are? Where they invest? Gilt funds are debt mutual fund schemes that invest in government issued bonds and securities of varying maturities. The various types of gilt funds…Continue Reading
Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds list
April 5, 2017FundsIndia’s Select Funds is a list of funds that you can invest in today. Spread across categories, this list helps narrow down investment choices from the hundreds of funds that…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Arbitrage and equity savings funds
April 3, 2017Under the equity umbrella, the standard mutual fund categories are large-cap, diversified, mid-cap and small-cap funds, and balanced funds. These funds are suited for all investors, depending on their risk…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains : What are liquid funds
March 27, 2017Liquid funds – another category of debt mutual fund is considered the least risky and is often quoted as a good alternative to savings account, to park your surplus. Let…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Balanced funds
March 20, 2017Balanced funds are those funds that invest the majority of their portfolio in stocks and the rest in fixed-income instruments. A balanced fund thus straddles two asset classes – equity…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: What are diversified or multi-cap funds?
March 6, 2017Over the past few weeks we discussed about large-cap funds and mid-cap funds. There is another category of equity funds that falls between these two – they are called diversified/multi-cap…Continue Reading
