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Category: Mutual Fund Research

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

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Does spreading your SIP over the month help?

Bhavana Acharya

Systematic investment plans help you make the most of market volatility, average out your costs, remove the need for market timing, and, in all this, bump up your returns. By…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Why ‘time in the market’ is your only answer

Vidya Bala

Last week, we spoke of lump sum investing versus SIP investing. We discussed why you need to hold your investments for longer periods to avoid the risk of negative returns,…Continue Reading

ETFs aren’t the best for Indian investors

Bhavana Acharya

If you kept up with the news lately, you know that the Employee Provident Fund Organisation will invest in the equity market through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). There is also…Continue Reading

“Recovery could be more gradual than expectations”

Vidya Bala

Anoop Bhaskar CIO, UTI Mutual is candid not only in his opinion of the equity market but also when it comes to the market opportunities that he may have overlooked.…Continue Reading

Introducing Bhavana Acharya – our Mutual Fund Analyst

Vidya Bala

I am happy to introduce Bhavana Acharya, a meritable addition to our Mutual Fund Research Desk. Bhavana will work with me in analysing funds, and will start writing in this…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: Lump sum or SIP?

Vidya Bala

You have a lump sum in hand and you wish to invest in equity funds. However, you have heard a lot of talk about investing in equity funds through Systematic…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Multicap 35 Fund

Vidya Bala

You might be familiar with the Motilal Oswal house-slogan of ‘Buy right, sit tight’. The fund house does not only preach this to its investors, but follows it in its…Continue Reading

Five pieces of bad mutual fund advice to ignore

Vidya Bala

What do you feel when you hear a piece of (good) wealth-building advice like – ‘Start early, invest systematically, and stay invested for the long haul?’ Do you think it…Continue Reading

Can you invest in the Axis Equity Saver Fund?

FundsIndia Desk

Axis Equity Saver Fund, a new equity offering that represents a whole new category of funds for investors, has hit the market. With an emerging trend among fund houses to…Continue Reading

Are Smart Solutions Portfolios for you? – A quick overview

FundsIndia Desk

How would you feel if two powerful forces came together to fulfil your dream? Smart Solutions, India’s first Robo-advisory service, does just that. It brings together the power of technology…Continue Reading

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