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FDs are not as risk free as you think

Gourav Kumar

SBI, Bank of Baroda and more recently Axis Bank cut their savings bank rate to 3.5%. This may mean that the already low FD rates may also dip further. Most…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: ICICI Prudential Value Discovery

Bhavana Acharya

  Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/337126332″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] ICICI Prudential Value Discovery has long been an investor favourite.…Continue Reading

FundsIndia explains: What is portfolio concentration?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Portfolio concentration is a term you would have come across in our fund reviews. We would have said that a portfolio is diffused across stocks, or, that the top ten…Continue Reading

UTI Banking and PSU Debt fund has clocked 1 and 3-year returns of 9.1% and 9.4%, respectively - higher than the category average of 8.6% and 8.9%

FundsIndia Recommends: UTI Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Vidya Bala

Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/335931234″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Open a FREE Account Now! If your fixed deposits are maturing…Continue Reading

Simple rules to make your portfolio work better

Mutual Fund Research Desk

If you are following your money resolution for the year, keep up the tempo! We would like you to add a few more resolutions – if they are already not…Continue Reading

Mid and small cap funds turning wary of small-cap stocks

Bhavana Acharya

Small-cap stocks have been the market favourite for four years now. Funds focused on this market segment, however, are turning cautious. The proportion of their portfolios invested in small-cap stocks…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Parag Parikh Long Term Value Fund

Bhavana Acharya

When we reviewed Parag Parikh Long Term Value last year, the fund had just crossed the 3-year milestone. In our review for the quarter ending June 2017, we included the…Continue Reading

FundsIndia explains: Should you invest in mid-cap funds?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

With the Nifty Freefloat Midcap 100 delivering 28% in the last one year, against the Nifty 50’s relatively modest 17%, midcap funds are the first choice for many investors. What…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund

Vidya Bala

When we last reviewed UTI Transportation and Logistics fund (UTI T&L fund) in 2014, we mentioned that a sustained low inflation and low interest rate scenario would boost prospects for…Continue Reading

Equity funds are shunning software stocks

Bhavana Acharya

That the software sector is struggling is old news. Software results declared so far aren’t inspiring either. One AMC expanded the scope of its IT fund, while another plans to…Continue Reading