Category: Mutual Fund Research
Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk
FundsIndia Recommends: Axis Long Term Equity
December 3, 2015It has unfailingly been among the top few performers across time-frames. It is consistent, and it gives you tax breaks under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Axis Long…Continue Reading
Axis Children’s Gift Fund – NFO
November 25, 2015Education, college, and a career are among what’s important when it comes to a child’s future. But just how much education can cost in fifteen, ten, or even five years…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: SBI Bluechip
November 24, 2015With a little more than a month left for the curtains to come down on 2015, your faith in large-cap and diversified funds may have been shaken a bit, if…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: UTI Opportunities
November 18, 2015The returns chart of UTI Opportunities has not been very inspiring lately. In the past year, the large-cap stalwart has lost 6.3 per cent, even as peers such as SBI…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Election uncertainty removed; what next for the markets?
November 10, 2015The equity markets expressed its disappointment on Monday over the Bihar results, but recovered quite well from its lows on market close. If one observed, the markets may have been…Continue Reading
The opportunity lies in cyclical sectors
November 9, 2015Domestic industrials and sectors driven by urban consumption are two areas where Venugopal Manghat sees potential. The Co-Head Equities, at L&T Mutual Fund, he explains why. Edited excerpts from an…Continue Reading
Why you’re not saving enough for your retirement
November 5, 2015I remember a time when I used to go out and buy a pack of bread for Rs. 2. Now the same bread costs Rs. 10-12. There was a time…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: Kotak 50
November 4, 2015A fund with a patchy track record, Kotak 50 has begun to strongly outshine its benchmark, Nifty, over the past year. We therefore decided to check the fund’s performance to…Continue Reading
Quality stocks have historically provided better safety
November 3, 2015While the banking sector faces serious concerns, NBFCs are the way to capture an economic turnaround, feels Kartik Soral, Fund Manager-Equity, Global Asset Management at Edelweiss. From April this year,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Tax-saving Funds
October 28, 2015There are several investment avenues doubling up as tax-savers under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act’s capacious umbrella. And at Rs. 1,50,000, the Section 80C limit is no mean…Continue Reading