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Category: Mutual Fund Research

Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk

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FundsIndia Recommends: ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund

Bhavana Acharya

A balanced fund that has been around for nearly two decades now, ICICI Prudential Balanced is a good fund for beginners or investors who want equity exposure with low downside…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia explains – Structure of mutual funds in India

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Over the last couple of months we have been looking at various aspects mutual funds, whether it is about their portfolio or performance or how to compare them. We however…Continue Reading

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Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds List

Mutual Fund Research Desk

FundsIndia’s Select Funds is a list of investment worthy funds. Spread across categories, this list helps you narrow down your investment choices from the hundreds of funds that you would…Continue Reading

FundsIndia explains: What is an NFO?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Expanding into New Fund Offer, an NFO is the launch of a new mutual fund by an asset management company. Here’s what you should know about NFOs. An NFO is…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Debt Strategies: Should you play the duration game now?

Vidya Bala

We’ve also talked about the rate cut on this week’s episode of Talk FundsIndia. Play our podcast below to listen in as Srikanth Meenakshi, our COO, and Vidya, talk about…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia explains : Top-down and bottom-up approach to portfolio construction

Mutual Fund Research Desk

You may have read about fund managers talk of a top-down or bottom-up approach to building their portfolio. Does he start with the first stock with highest weight and proceed…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: HDFC Top 200

Bhavana Acharya

Ever since the market got its mojo back six months ago, HDFC Top 200 has been overtaking fellow large-cap peers. The 33% it has delivered since March 2016 is better…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: What is exit load?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Wondering how an exit load is charged? How much goes out as exit load for a fund? Here’s a quick guide. What is an exit load? An exit load is…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia views: Ultra short-term funds – what they are and when to use

Vidya Bala

Many of you may be familiar with liquid funds. You may either be parking your surplus in them or using them for systematic transfer into equity funds. Another category of…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia explains: Fund of Funds

Mutual Fund Research Desk

A mutual fund that invests in other equity, debt, gold or foreign mutual funds is a Fund of Fund(FOF). A FOF can invest in domestic mutual funds or in international…Continue Reading