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

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FundsIndia explains: Active sector bets

Mutual Fund Research Desk

When we look at some of the mutual fund factsheets or market presentations or listen to a fund manager speak, we often come across the term Overweight/Underweight a sector or…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Don’t go overboard on mid and small-cap funds

Vidya Bala

In the past few months, we have seen investors, especially new investors, simply picking funds in the mid- and small-cap category based on high returns . While we think mid-cap funds…Continue Reading

FundsIndia explains: What is a value fund?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

If you’re a savvy shopper, you wait for discount seasons during the year to buy that new television, phone, fancy shoes or clothes. You get the same good performance or…Continue Reading

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: Compounded annual growth rate (CAGR)

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Some time ago, we looked at what compounding is all about and how your money multiplies under compounding . When money compounds over several years, the finance world use a…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: SBI Magnum Balanced Fund

Bhavana Acharya

Balanced funds are suitable for moderate-risk equity investors, or first-timers who want to test the equity waters. SBI Magnum Balanced is one such fund that has been moving up the…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: What is consistency?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Any day is a good day for investing in a mutual fund. And whenever you invest, you need your fund to deliver well – i.e., generate returns better than the…Continue Reading

Make pit stops to build wealth

Noorain Mohammed Nadim

You’re wise if you save money. You’re amongst the wiser folks if you invest in mutual funds. But do you know what it takes to be the wisest of them…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Opportunities in Brexit

Bhavana Acharya

The epic, if divisive, vote last Thursday that decided the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union was a bombshell for the financial and political worlds. Stock markets across Europe,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Sharpe ratio

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Couple of weeks ago we looked at volatility and consistency of returns of a mutual fund and how to choose a mutual fund based on these parameters. We discussed about…Continue Reading

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