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FundsIndia Views: Why markets fell and what you should do

Bhavana Acharya

On Tuesday morning, stock market investors woke up to a sea of red. The Sensex plunged 1000 points in a matter of minutes. The Nifty 50 was down 3%. The…Continue Reading

Budget 2018

Budget 2018 leaves little for markets to focus on

Mutual Fund Research Desk

One of the signs of a maturing economy is that the Nation’s budget becomes just a year-end accounting and budgeting job. While India may not be there yet, that there…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund

Vidya Bala

In our Debt outlook for 2018, earlier this month, we discussed about the need for an income accrual strategy going forward. At this point in time, we think such a…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Equity Outlook for 2018

Bhavana Acharya

The Sensex has galloped nearly 10,000 points in the space of just over a year. This incredible run has come in even as reforms disrupted the corporate and economic recovery…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: 2018 Debt Market Outlook

Vidya Bala

These are extraordinary times. The equity market has rallied without earnings entirely coming on-board with hope that there would be an economic revival. The debt market on the other hand,…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Views: Why you can go wrong with point-to-point returns

Bhavana Acharya

Today, the 1-year return of BNP Paribas Midcap looks to be among the best at 40%. L&T India Value sports a 1-year return of 31.7%. On a 3-year basis too,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Recapitalisation – Impact beyond the banking sector

Vidya Bala

While the stock market may have cheered the announcement of bank recapitalisation instantly, we think this is more a long-drawn but game-changing play – not just for the banks but,…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Views: The lowdown on sector funds

Bhavana Acharya

< p style=”text-align: justify;”> Look at the top performing funds in any year. Often, the toppers are sector-specific funds. In some years, the returns these sector funds post are far…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Indian economy – are experts’ concerns overblown?

Vidya Bala

Distress calls by a large section of the media and by economists on feeble GDP growth of 5.7% for the quarter ending June 2017 has spilled over into stock markets.…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Why you need help choosing debt funds

Vidya Bala

Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. Most of you look at returns of equity mutual funds to pick a fund to invest. When the…Continue Reading