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FundsIndia explains: What is compounding?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

When anyone talks about investing, they say “Don’t work for money. Make money work for you”. And how does money work for you? It’s through compounding. What is it? Let’s…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund

Bhavana Acharya

Franklin India Flexi Cap is a fund that is often overlooked in the multi-cap category. In the five-year period, the fund has returned 12.3 per cent, compared to the category’s…Continue Reading

How to fulfil your child’s dreams

Akash Kapur

Here’s a quick question for you: What do you want your child to consider while choosing a higher education stream? A. Cost of the course B. Interest in the course…Continue Reading

FundsIndia explains: What is a fund category?

Mutual Fund Research Desk

You cannot compare apples to oranges, as they say. Would you look at the revenue and profit growth of Infosys and compare it to, say, BHEL or Larsen & Toubro?…Continue Reading

Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds

Mutual Fund Research Desk

For those of you new to our platform, our Select Funds is a list of investment worthy funds. Spread across categories, this list helps you narrow down your investment choices…Continue Reading

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Rate cut to provide benefit to your loans and your investments

Vidya Bala

The RBI, in its first bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review for 2016-17 cut repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%. It also cut the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) used by…Continue Reading

How a SIP works more for you than an EMI

Lakshmeenarasimhan S

Buying a house means long-term commitment by way of EMI. The EMI amount is not small by any means, either. But that has never been a deterrent for most of…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategy: The time to invest more and where to invest

Vidya Bala

In early September last year, we suggested that the next six months could be a good time to average (to see the detailed article, please click here). We came up…Continue Reading

Equity does outperform over the long term

Bhavana Acharya

An article a couple of weeks ago, in a leading business newspaper, may have come as a rude shock to some of you. Over the past ten years, it claimed,…Continue Reading

Market risk: The best thing for your investments

Noorain Mohammed Nadim

“Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Please read the scheme information document carefully before investing.” • Have you ever climbed a mountain, sky-dived, or scuba-dived into the ocean?…Continue Reading