Insights

Category: Mutual Fund Research

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

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Three changes

Srikanth Meenakshi

Recently, we have carried out three enhancements to the FundsIndia user experience. Two of them are in the form of new features, and one of them is a tweak to…Continue Reading

Take the gold fund route to wealth building

Vidya Bala

With jewelers and banks once again opening up their gold coin sales counter (after they had reduced sales to help curb gold imports), you may be tempted to buy a…Continue Reading

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Latch onto opportunities in short-term debt funds

Vidya Bala

The RBI’s second quarter review of monetary policy led to a brief relief rally in the equity, debt and currency markets as the measures were in line with market expectations.…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip

Vidya Bala

Striking the Right Note Investors looking to add a dose of mid-cap stocks to their portfolio, but with some cushion from reasonably large-sized stocks, can consider including Mirae Asset Emerging…Continue Reading

When banks take you for a ride

Vidya Bala

A recent opinion article, on banks, in a business daily, prompted me to read the contents of a speech (from which the article had quoted) by Dr. K.C Chakrabarthy, Deputy…Continue Reading

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Instant Investing @ FundsIndia.com!

FundsIndia Desk

With ‘Instant Investing’, bid farewell to boring paperwork and invest in just 5 minutes! It’s super quick and simple, really! We are proud to announce that FundsIndia.com has become the…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of ICICI Pru Value Fund – Series 1

Vidya Bala

On a Treasure Hunt “The most common cause of low prices is pessimism – sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such…Continue Reading

How have your gold funds fared?

Vidya Bala

If you were disenchanted with the performance of your gold funds in the first half of 2013 and never gave it another look, it is perhaps time to peep into…Continue Reading

“Value investing is a far bigger opportunity in India now”

Vidya Bala

Even as the equity markets continue to puzzle its participants with the daily ups and downs, ICICI Pru AMC has gone ahead and launched its value-focussed fund, ICICI Prudential value…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: What’s Next in the Debt Space?

Vidya Bala

Looking Beyond Interest Rate Movements Investors willing to take relatively higher risks within the debt category can consider exposure to ‘credit opportunities’ funds; or funds that seek to gain from…Continue Reading