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

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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

FundsIndia Reviews: Banking and PSU Debt funds – Sound alternatives to bank deposits

Vidya Bala

Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/270318202″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] If you are looking for a debt fund to replace your…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Capital gains set off

Mutual Fund Research Desk

We covered taxation on mutual funds in detail last month, over two different posts. This week, we will go a bit more into detail, especially as many of you had…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Desk

FundsIndia has never just been an online store for investment products. We’ve strived to be of a lot more value in the lives of our customers by gifting them something…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: Dividend yield funds

Bhavana Acharya

Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/269180332″ params=”color=ff9900&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The returns record of dividend yield funds has been patchy for…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Mutual funds and volatility

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Investors typically tend to pick a fund that has delivered the highest return in its category in the past. But can the past point-to-point performance of the fund be the…Continue Reading