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Five pieces of bad mutual fund advice to ignore

Vidya Bala

What do you feel when you hear a piece of (good) wealth-building advice like – ‘Start early, invest systematically, and stay invested for the long haul?’ Do you think it…Continue Reading

Can you invest in the Axis Equity Saver Fund?

FundsIndia Desk

Axis Equity Saver Fund, a new equity offering that represents a whole new category of funds for investors, has hit the market. With an emerging trend among fund houses to…Continue Reading

Are Smart Solutions Portfolios for you? – A quick overview

FundsIndia Desk

How would you feel if two powerful forces came together to fulfil your dream? Smart Solutions, India’s first Robo-advisory service, does just that. It brings together the power of technology…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategy: Past returns and how much to rely on it

Vidya Bala

‘Past returns are not indicative of future performance’ goes the disclaimer. So, why do we rely on past performance? For most of you, past returns psychologically influence your return expectations…Continue Reading

Srikanth Meenkashi demystifies the PPFAS Long Term Value Fund

FundsIndia Desk

PPFAS Long Term Value Fund is a diversified equity scheme that has been launched by PPFAS Mutual Fund. It is also the only scheme, the fund house claims, that will…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Edelweiss Absolute Return Fund

Vidya Bala

If short-term volatility in equity disturbs you and if you have moderate return expectations, then the hybrid equity-oriented fund – Edelweiss Absolute Return, could be your choice for the medium…Continue Reading

Changes to FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds’ List

Vidya Bala

For those of you who are new to our platform, FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds’ is a list of investment worthy funds. Spread across various categories, this list helps you narrow down…Continue Reading

The importance of having reasonable expectations from your investments

Dev Ashish

The markets have this uncanny habit of making investors believe in their own superior investing skills during a bull phase. I’m reminded of the quote – ‘A rising tide lifts…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Kotak Select Focus

Sathyamoorthy N

Kotak Select Focus, a diversified equity fund with a track record of over five years now, has been steadily making a mark in the equity universe. Returns of 27 per…Continue Reading

The change of management and its impact on IDFC Premier Equity Fund

FundsIndia Desk

After Kenneth Andrade, Head of Investments and Fund Manager, of IDFC Premier Equity Fund announced his exit, investors have been in a quandary about whether or not to withdraw from…Continue Reading