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Are Arbitrage Funds right for you?
December 9, 2024What are Arbitrage Funds? Arbitrage Funds are Debt Oriented Hybrid Funds which invest in a mix of Arbitrage and Debt/FDs. They usually have 65-75% of their portfolio in ‘Arbitrage’ investments…Continue Reading
Here is everything that you need to know about Arbitrage Funds
April 5, 2024What are Arbitrage Funds? Arbitrage Funds are Debt Oriented Hybrid Funds which invest in a mix of Arbitrage and Debt/FDs. They usually have 65-75% of their portfolio in ‘Arbitrage’ investments…Continue Reading
Does it make sense to invest in debt funds now?
June 6, 2023Here are the returns of debt funds in recent years… One look at this table tells us that the past returns are not great! And with the recent change…Continue Reading
A Time-Sensitive Investment Opportunity In Debt Funds (Invest Before 31-Mar-23)
March 27, 2023Debt Fund Yields are Attractive RBI has been increasing interest rates since May 2022 to reduce inflation Cumulatively, the repo rate has been raised by 250 bps so far As…Continue Reading
Here is all you need to know about Target Maturity Funds
December 15, 2022Target maturity funds have gained a lot of popularity in recent times. In 2022 alone, mutual fund houses have newly launched over 40 of these funds. Perhaps you’re wondering what…Continue Reading
How To Check Your Portfolio’s Health In Seven Steps
January 5, 2022As we look forward to an amazing year ahead, this can be a great time to revisit and reflect on your investment portfolio. Here is a simple 7 point checklist……Continue Reading
Are you carrying the baggage of past mistakes?
December 9, 2021This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Two Buddhist monks, a senior and a junior, were travelling together. During their journey, they came across a river with…Continue Reading
Floating Rate Funds – Many a Slip Between the Cup and the Lip
March 17, 2021What’s happening? Most debt funds (especially the ones with higher duration) have seen a dip in returns over the last 2 months as yields have gone up sharply. The increase…Continue Reading
A Primer on Making Sense of Debt Fund Returns
March 8, 2021In the last few weeks, you would have suddenly noticed that some of your debt mutual funds have given slight negative returns. The extent of negative returns would be different…Continue Reading
Conservative Hybrid Funds – Not So Conservative!
December 30, 2020At the current juncture, fixed income investors need to be prepared for relatively lower returns both from Bank Fixed Deposits and Debt funds compared to the returns they enjoyed in…Continue Reading
