Category: Research Desk
Dividend or Growth Plans? It’s a no-brainer post budget
February 3, 2020The 2020-21 Budget has done away with the dividend distribution tax (DDT) that funds have to deduct before distributing dividends to investors. Instead, from 1 April 2020 dividends will be…Continue Reading
India Budget 2020-21 – Conservative and Incremental
February 3, 2020Given the context of an economic slowdown, expectations were high for strong growth measures to revive the economy. The budget was predominantly ‘incremental’ in nature sticking to a fiscally conservative…Continue Reading
Are Mid Cap funds a must-have?
January 28, 2020Over the last two years, giving the go-by to the gloomy macroeconomic situation, large caps have continued to trend upwards. With investors flocking towards safety, inflows into the market have…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Review – Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund
January 20, 2020Why Invest? Proven Investment Strategy – Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund adheres to the value style of investing and selects stocks across market cap (large, mid and small-sized companies).…Continue Reading
US, Iran and your Portfolio. What happens next?
January 10, 2020Unless you are living under a rock, by now you should know about the US-Iran tension. Here is a quick summary: The United States killed a top Iranian military commander…Continue Reading
The world is confused about who will blink first, if at all they do!!
January 9, 2020The turn of events in the last few days has come as a surprise to many market watchers. While some are still wondering about what the future holds for their…Continue Reading
ELSS Options for Tax Saving
January 7, 2020With the tax-return filing season just a few months away, check out the tax saving ELSS funds for reducing your tax outgo. You can shortlist one or two funds from fund…Continue Reading
Debt Mutual Funds – Portfolio Construction Framework
January 6, 2020In recent times, debt mutual funds have been in the limelight, primarily because of NAV declines in few funds led by credit downgrades and defaults. While the credit-related risks were…Continue Reading
Is Small the new Big?
January 3, 2020What happened to Neil Woodford? The recent incident involving the iconic and now infamous British fund manager, Neil Woodford (often referred to as Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett) where his…Continue Reading
Why time in the market matters more than timing the market
December 19, 2019“Don’t try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can’t be done except by liars” – Bernard Baruch Attempts at timing the market can make investors…Continue Reading
