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FundsIndia Recommends: Reliance Medium Term Fund

Vidya Bala

Investors with a minimum 2-year time frame and with some risk appetite can consider investing in a short-term debt fund like Reliance Medium Term. Given the present high yield scenario,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Why markets fell and what you should do

Bhavana Acharya

On Tuesday morning, stock market investors woke up to a sea of red. The Sensex plunged 1000 points in a matter of minutes. The Nifty 50 was down 3%. The…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund

Vidya Bala

In our Debt outlook for 2018, earlier this month, we discussed about the need for an income accrual strategy going forward. At this point in time, we think such a…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Equity Outlook for 2018

Bhavana Acharya

The Sensex has galloped nearly 10,000 points in the space of just over a year. This incredible run has come in even as reforms disrupted the corporate and economic recovery…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: 2018 Debt Market Outlook

Vidya Bala

These are extraordinary times. The equity market has rallied without earnings entirely coming on-board with hope that there would be an economic revival. The debt market on the other hand,…Continue Reading

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Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds list

Mutual Fund Research Desk

FundsIndia’s Select Funds is a researched list of funds across categories that you can invest in today. This list helps narrow down investment choices from the hundreds of funds there are.…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Reviews: Mutual fund round-up for 2017

Bhavana Acharya

2017 saw equity markets give a stiff competition to the heady 2014 market, clocking in returns excess of 30%. For debt funds though, the 2017 calendar was one of second-guessing…Continue Reading

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2017 – When mixing strategies paid off for our Select Funds

Mutual Fund Research Desk

After a frustrating 2016, the markets threw caution to the wind in 2017 and lifted many stocks whose names were last heard in the pre-2008 rally. While mutual funds too…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Views: Why you can go wrong with point-to-point returns

Bhavana Acharya

Today, the 1-year return of BNP Paribas Midcap looks to be among the best at 40%. L&T India Value sports a 1-year return of 31.7%. On a 3-year basis too,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: L&T India Prudence

Bhavana Acharya

Among balanced funds, L&T India Prudence (L&T Prudence) has for long ranked near the top. Its ability to stay ahead of the balanced pack and the CRISIL Balanced Aggressive index across…Continue Reading