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A Portfolio for Women

FundsIndia Desk

Women are good at saving money; But not all women are good at investing money.  To build wealth, one has to follow a systematic, disciplined, and goal-oriented approach to investment.…Continue Reading

New fund offer: HDFC Debt Fund for Cancer Cure 2014

Vidya Bala

Investing with a social intent If you would like to keep your capital protected but give away a part or whole of your income generated for a social cause, then…Continue Reading

How NPA affects your portfolio – an investor enquiry

Srikanth Meenakshi

As you all know, FundsIndia operates an open access advisory channel for all our customers. Occasionally, we receive a query that is so topical and useful that we want to…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: What FMPs To Go For

Vidya Bala

It’s that time of the year when the word ‘double indexation tax benefit’ is often heard in the investment world. And the term double indexation is often used in the…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Franklin Build India

Vidya Bala

This week too, we revisit a fund that we reviewed in 2013 (without recommending it then). Franklin Build India is a fund that will invest in multi-themes that are meant…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: ICICI Pru Dynamic

Vidya Bala

A year ago, we recommended ICICI Pru Dynamic, given that a volatile market required an active valuation and asset allocation strategy (You can click here to see the call). Had…Continue Reading

Are You Using the SWP, STP Options Wisely?

Vidya Bala

Systematic investment plan may now be a term that most mutual fund investors may be familiar with. But other jargons such as systematic withdrawal plan or systematic transfer plan are…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: L&T India Special Situations Fund

Vidya Bala

Investors looking for contrarian bets to buy into, can consider investing in L&T India Special Situations Fund. Investors need not less than a three-year perspective in the fund. With a…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: Debt Funds to Gain from High Interest Rates

Vidya Bala

After a knee jerk reaction to the repo rate hike of 25 basis points by the RBI, equity, debt and currency markets pulled themselves up on Tuesday. The latest rate…Continue Reading

Short-term debt funds continue to offer opportunity

Vidya Bala

Markets were a bit shaken but not stirred, by a 25 basis-point repo rate hike by the RBI, perhaps postponed from about a month ago. While the 10-year gilt, the…Continue Reading