Category: Mutual Fund Research
Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk
Rate cut to provide benefit to your loans and your investments
April 5, 2016The 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
April 1, 2016Buying 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
March 29, 2016In 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
March 28, 2016An 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
March 24, 2016“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
March 23, 2016First-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
March 22, 2016I 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?
March 21, 2016Do 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
March 16, 2016The 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
FundsIndia explains: What is NAV?
March 14, 2016Ever wondered what all that jargon in fund factsheets or application forms or articles on investments mean? To make it easier to understand the world of investing, we are starting…Continue Reading
