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How our Select Funds fared in 2015

Vidya Bala

After the bountiful double-digit returns witnessed in the equity category in 2014, 2015 may have been a letdown. This year will go down in your portfolio history as one of…Continue Reading

FundsIndia View: Should you liquidate your mutual fund investments for emergencies?

Vidya Bala

Even as Chennai and other towns in Tamil Nadu are slowly inching back to normalcy after the devastating floods, the aftermath poses a big challenge to those who survived it:…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity

Bhavana Acharya

It may not be a blistering performer during bull markets, nor it may be a fund that ranks at the top in market cycles. But Birla Sun Life (BSL) Frontline…Continue Reading

Why you’re not saving enough for your retirement

Gourav Kumar

I remember a time when I used to go out and buy a pack of bread for Rs. 2. Now the same bread costs Rs. 10-12. There was a time…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: Kotak 50

Bhavana Acharya

A fund with a patchy track record, Kotak 50 has begun to strongly outshine its benchmark, Nifty, over the past year. We therefore decided to check the fund’s performance to…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Tax-saving Funds

Bhavana Acharya

There are several investment avenues doubling up as tax-savers under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act’s capacious umbrella. And at Rs. 1,50,000, the Section 80C limit is no mean…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: Religare Invesco Growth

Bhavana Acharya

One fund that has quietly made a strong comeback in recent times is Religare Inveso Growth, a large-cap equity fund. Its one-year return of 13 per cent places it above…Continue Reading

Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds List

Vidya Bala

For those of you who are new to our platform, FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds’ is a list of investment worthy funds. Spread across various categories, this list helps you narrow down…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: The Promise In Consumption

Bhavana Acharya

A boost to consumption is one of the several positive outcomes of Tuesday’s sharp rate cut. It adds impetus to the nascent recovery in consumption, and growth will be quicker…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Franklin India Taxshield

Bhavana Acharya

It’s quite not that time of the year when investors start actively looking to save taxes under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. But it’s best to start early…Continue Reading