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Category: Mutual Fund Research

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

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Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds

Mutual Fund Research Desk

For those of you new to our platform, our Select Funds is a list of investment worthy funds. Spread across categories, this list helps you narrow down your investment choices…Continue Reading

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Rate cut to provide benefit to your loans and your investments

Vidya Bala

The RBI, in its first bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review for 2016-17 cut repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%. It also cut the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) used by…Continue Reading

How a SIP works more for you than an EMI

Lakshmeenarasimhan S

Buying a house means long-term commitment by way of EMI. The EMI amount is not small by any means, either. But that has never been a deterrent for most of…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategy: The time to invest more and where to invest

Vidya Bala

In early September last year, we suggested that the next six months could be a good time to average (to see the detailed article, please click here). We came up…Continue Reading

Equity does outperform over the long term

Bhavana Acharya

An article a couple of weeks ago, in a leading business newspaper, may have come as a rude shock to some of you. Over the past ten years, it claimed,…Continue Reading

Market risk: The best thing for your investments

Noorain Mohammed Nadim

“Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Please read the scheme information document carefully before investing.” • Have you ever climbed a mountain, sky-dived, or scuba-dived into the ocean?…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: ICICI Prudential MIP 25

Bhavana Acharya

First-time investors in mutual funds, as well as investors looking for debt funds with some kicker returns from equity can invest in Monthly Income Plans (MIPs). These are hybrid funds…Continue Reading

Introducing Lakshmeenarasimhan – Our mutual fund analyst

Vidya Bala

I am happy to introduce Lakshmeenarasimhan S., yet another meritable addition to our Mutual Fund Research Desk. Lakshmeenarasimhan will work with us in analysing funds, and will start writing in…Continue Reading

FundsIndia explains: What is benchmark?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Do you remember back in school, when you went back to your parents with your exam results? If it was a particularly hard paper and you scored 60%, your first…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: HDFC Medium Term Opportunities

Vidya Bala

The recent news of a downgrade in the debt instruments of quite a few companies, and the resultant mark-to-market loss in some income funds brings out the fact that debt…Continue Reading