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FundsIndia Reviews: PPFAS Long Term Value Fund

Bhavana Acharya

PPFAS Long Term Value Fund is among the more unusual equity funds. What sets this diversified fund apart from other multi-caps is that, one, it can invest up to 35…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Invest long, invest right – Part II

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Last week, we looked at how indices performed over several time-frames when their returns are tested on a rolling basis over 1,3, 5 and 7-year time frames. You can click…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: How are mutual funds taxed? Part II

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Last week, we covered the tax rules with regard to all categories of mutual funds. You know that with mutual funds, taxes apply in your hands at the time of…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Invest long, invest right – Part I

Mutual Fund Research Desk

You would hear your mutual fund advisors recommending that you hold equity funds for the long term; typically five years or more. Ever wondered what happens, especially when you invest…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: How are mutual funds taxed? Part I

Mutual Fund Research Desk

Please note – With the proposals detailed in the 2018-19 budget, the rules regarding equity fund taxation as explained in this article do not apply any longer. Click here for the…Continue Reading

FundsIndia reviews: Large-cap funds

Bhavana Acharya

It has been quite a ride for the stock market, and especially large-cap stocks, since the Sensex peaked slightly above the 30,000 mark in March last year. The BSE 100…Continue Reading

Investment Wisdom from Rajnikanth

Noorain Mohammed Nadim

He has 32 wisdom teeth. He can answer a missed call. And legend has it that he can even make onions cry. Wondering who we’re talking about? Well, let’s just…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Looking at the core for a recovery

Vidya Bala

“It doesn’t feel like a 7.5 per cent growing economy.” – This is probably the most fashionably spelt statement in the institutional investor segment at this point in time. And…Continue Reading

FundsIndia reviews: Tata Equity Opportunities

Bhavana Acharya

Like its name suggests, Tata Equity Opportunities looks for stocks that are undervalued relative to their potential. They may be so because they are yet unnoticed by the market, or…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: ICICI Pru Exports and Other Services Fund

Vidya Bala

There are some funds in the mutual fund universe whose super-normal returns can be intriguing. ICICI Pru Exports and Other Services Fund is one of them. With an annualised return…Continue Reading