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FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of DSP Quant Fund

Mutual Fund Research Desk

An NFO that’s currently open is DSP Quant, a differentiated offering from DSP fund house. DSP Quant is an equity fund that will pick stocks based on quantitative models. In…Continue Reading

Where have Mutual Funds been investing

Gourav Kumar

Last week, we analysed the distribution of FII inflows into equities. Unlike FIIs, which were net sellers in 9 out of 10 months, mutual funds (MFs) turned out to be…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: What is bad news and when to sell your fund

Vidya Bala

The recent spate of negative news in the debt space, with the downgrading of debt papers of some banks and NBFCs, may have caused you to panic. What’s more, for…Continue Reading

Low-risk hybrid MF options – how they differ

Gourav Kumar

Hybrid funds combine the growth prospects of equity with the stability of debt to try to deliver returns with lower volatility. Among hybrid funds – those with a bias for…Continue Reading

NFO: Principal Small Cap Fund

FundsIndia Desk

This is about an interesting new fund offer – Principal Small Cap Fund, an equity mutual fund that invests in smallcap stocks. While we’re usually wary with NFOs, we believe…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: L&T Midcap

Bhavana Acharya

L&T Midcap is an achiever on three counts. One, it returns better than the market during rallies while also containing losses on corrections. Two, it delivers among the best risk-adjusted…Continue Reading

Stock Markt Rally of 2019 Explained

The 2019 stock market rally explained

Vignesh  Sayeesundar

Investors were in for a reality check post a dream run of 2017, with most stocks falling sharply through 2018. But since February this year, markets took a turn upwards.…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Kotak Emerging Equity Scheme

Vidya Bala

If you are an aggressive investor and building a long-term portfolio, this may be a good time to invest in a midcap fund like Kotak Emerging Equity. This aggressive fund…Continue Reading

One Year of Re-Categorisation: Looking back

Ashwini Arulrajhan

Last year around this time, SEBI had come out with standardised categories for funds to follow. That meant existing funds also had to fit into one of the categories. With…Continue Reading

Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds List

Mutual Fund Research Desk

It has been a year since the SEBI-mandated categorization exercise first began. The dust from the changes made by AMCs has since settled and there is more clarity now on…Continue Reading