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Category: Mutual Fund Research

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Debt Fund Returns – Setting the Right Expectation

Arun Kumar

In debt mutual funds, there are two legitimate risks that can be taken to improve returns Credit Risk – via higher exposure to borrowers with lower credit quality – implying…Continue Reading

The Great Multicap Rejig – What Should You Do?

Arun Kumar

Unless you are living under a rock, by now, your whatsapp and social media feeds would have flooded you with the latest SEBI announcement on restructuring multi-cap mutual funds. While…Continue Reading

3 Portfolio Saving Decisions To Take Before Its Too Late

Arun Kumar

Important Lesson From The Past 6 Months The past six months are a gentle reminder to the simple fact that… Predicting the markets over the short run is extremely difficult.…Continue Reading

What Should I Do About My Equity Exposure?

Arun Kumar

Some Concerns Running In Your Mind… Concern 1: Bear markets usually have a lot of false upside rallies. What if this turns out to be one? As seen from previous…Continue Reading

Why Is The Equity Market Up While The Economy Is Down?

Arun Kumar

Bad news all around.. Coronavirus still not under control.. While the outbreak appears to be under control in European Union, the United States is currently facing a resurgence of new…Continue Reading

6 Eccentric People Who Can Change The Way You Approach Gilt Funds

Arun Kumar

In recent times, we have been receiving a lot of queries on – Is it the right time to invest in Gilt funds? Instead of straight away revealing our views,…Continue Reading

Time to Get Active on Passive Funds?

Maulik Madhu

Globally, as a majority of the actively-managed funds have been underperforming their benchmark indices for a long time, investor money has been flowing into low-cost passive (or index) funds. In…Continue Reading

Should You Invest In Gold?

Arun Kumar

Wow or Oops! Let us look at the recent Gold ETF returns.. Wow! We need to invest in Gold ETF 🙂 But hang on. Let us rewind 1 year back..…Continue Reading

Arbitrage Funds – Look Before You Leap

Maulik Madhu

Arbitrage funds have seen some revival in investor interest in recent times. Most often these funds have been pitched to investors as an alternative to debt funds for parking short-term…Continue Reading

A stimulus for ‘Survival’ and not ‘Revival’!

Maulik Madhu

Surpassing expectations, the Prime Minister announced a Rs. 20 lakh crore stimulus package this week. Then came the details.  While the package (two tranches so far) has offered relief to…Continue Reading