Category: Mutual Fund Research
Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk
Budget 2018 impact – Why ELSS still scores over PPF
March 12, 2018After the 2018 budget imposed a 10% tax on long-term capital gains from equity last month, there was a debate whether ELSS still remains the best investment option to save…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Mirae Asset India Equity
March 7, 2018Mirae Asset India Equity (earlier Mirae Asset India Opportunities) ticks all the boxes that characterize a good equity fund. One, it stays ahead of the market and peers across timeframes.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity
February 28, 2018If you are new to equity funds and are investing for the long term, then a fund like ICICI Pru Focused Bluechip Equity (ICICI Pru Focused) can be part of…Continue Reading
“This year is likely be a more normal year with occasional corrections, unlike 2017”
February 27, 2018Particularly compared to last year- this year is likely to be more volatile, says Harshad Patwardhan, CIO – Equity, Edelweiss Asset Management. He also expects earnings recovery to be led by rural…Continue Reading
Budget 2018 impact: Dividend distribution tax on equity funds
February 26, 2018Budget 2018 imposed a 10% tax on long-term capital gains from equity funds. This apart, the budget also proposed that dividends paid out by equity funds be taxed at 10%.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: DSP BlackRock Opportunities
February 21, 2018Opportunistic is a good way to describe DSP BlackRock Opportunities (DSPBR Opportunities). This equity fund aims at identifying stocks with potential, booking profits in them quickly, and moving on to…Continue Reading
Budget 2018 Impact: Are equity funds still attractive?
February 19, 2018While there was much talk about bringing back the Long Term Capital Gains tax on equity instruments, the Union Budget 2018 still managed to surprise us by the way in…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Reliance Medium Term Fund
February 14, 2018Investors with a minimum 2-year time frame and with some risk appetite can consider investing in a short-term debt fund like Reliance Medium Term. Given the present high yield scenario,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Why markets fell and what you should do
February 7, 2018On Tuesday morning, stock market investors woke up to a sea of red. The Sensex plunged 1000 points in a matter of minutes. The Nifty 50 was down 3%. The…Continue Reading
Budget 2018 leaves little for markets to focus on
February 2, 2018One of the signs of a maturing economy is that the Nation’s budget becomes just a year-end accounting and budgeting job. While India may not be there yet, that there…Continue Reading
