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Debt NFOs on the block – What you get

Vidya Bala

Not to be outdone by the spate of NFOs in the equity fund space, debt fund managers too have come up with quite a few new offers this month. With…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFOs that Invest in Europe

Vidya Bala

For a Slice of the European Growth Story If 2013 kindled your interest in the US markets, then 2014 could well be the year of the European growth story, think…Continue Reading

“Invest in companies whose efficiency will be rewarded now”

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Tough times don’t last but tough companies do. And tough companies sometime do even better in tough environment such as the present one. IDFC equity Opportunity Series 2 a closed-end…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of DWS Inflation Indexed Bond Fund

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A fund to hedge against inflation Deutsche Mutual (DWS), in a first of its kind, has launched an open-ended debt fund that will predominantly invest in inflation indexed bonds (IIB)…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of IDFC Equity Opportunity Series 2

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To ride the economy’s ‘consolidation phase’ For those of you who believe that the economy, as well as corporate activities, is going through a consolidation phase and it may take…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Tata Dividend Yield

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For a Contrarian Bet We start the first recommendation for this calendar with an offbeat choice – Tata Dividend Yield. Most of you would have been put off by the…Continue Reading

How to use double indexation to reduce your taxes

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 With just 3 months to go before the financial year ends (March 31), you will hear the term, ‘double indexation’ more often, especially in the context of products such as…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommendations: A Round Up

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Our Hits and Misses for 2012-13 As we bid goodbye to 2013, it would be incomplete if we did not take stock of how the fund recommendations and reviews we…Continue Reading

2014 – 5 New Year’s resolutions for mutual fund investors

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Tell me; of the many new-year resolutions that most of us have in mind, shedding those extra kilos would surely be one of them? At least for a good number…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: Should you invest based on one-year performance?

Vidya Bala

What the one-year fund returns chart won’t tell you It’s that time of the year when you will have the media telling you how your investments panned out in 2013.…Continue Reading