Category: Mutual Fund Research
Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk
The job of a debt fund
February 18, 2017A recent article by Dhirendra Kumar of Valueresearch ‘Debt funds’ self-inflicted losses’ came as a surprise. The article surprised me for some of the assumptions it made about debt fund…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Should you worry about debt fund declines?
February 15, 2017The single-day fall in medium and long-term debt funds ranging from 0.1% to 2.2% on February 8, 2017, following the Monetary Policy, might look alarming. There were also sections of…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: What are largecap funds?
February 13, 2017Take any fund. Other than the returns numbers, which draw your immediate attention, look at the type of fund it is. Any portfolio recommendation or review will always mention the…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Tata India Tax Savings
February 8, 2017In our previous Select Funds review, we had introduced Tata India Tax Savings in the tax-saving fund category. This fund has climbed steadily up the ranking charts since 2015, thanks…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: International funds
February 6, 2017You have an option to invest in international markets through the mutual fund route. Indian mutual funds offer a host of funds that invest internationally. Called international funds, these funds…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: DSP BlackRock Income Opportunities
January 25, 2017At a time when rates have dropped and are expected to drop further, investing in an income fund may seem incongruent. But it is a good move for many reasons.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Closed-ended hybrid debt funds
January 23, 2017Last week we discussed about closed -ended debt funds and one of the most popular closed-ended debt fund category – fixed maturity plans (FMP). In this article, we’ll discuss the…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: SBI Magnum Equity
January 18, 2017A new addition to our ‘Select Funds’ list this quarter is SBI Magnum Equity. While SBI Bluechip, a top-notch fund from the same fund house also figures in our list,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Closed-ended Fixed Income Mutual Funds
January 16, 2017Last week we looked at closed-ended mutual funds, and how they differ from open-ended mutual funds. We also took up in detail the other pros and cons of closed-ended equity…Continue Reading
Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds list
January 12, 2017FundsIndia’s Select Funds is a list of funds that you can invest in today. Spread across categories, this list helps you narrow down your investment choices from the hundreds of…Continue Reading
