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FundsIndia Explains: What are ultra short term funds?
May 29, 2017You know that liquid funds are useful to create emergency funds or for systematic transfers into equity funds or to temporarily park money you may need at any time. Another…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: Debt fund jargon
May 15, 2017When you read up or look into debt mutual funds, there are often a host of terms used. Here’s explaining those bits of jargon so you can understand debt funds…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Credit Opportunity Funds
May 1, 2017A couple of weeks ago, we had covered in detail the accrual strategy. To recap, an accrual strategy involves making returns through interest income on bonds held, and not through…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: Short-term and Income funds
April 17, 2017Short-term and income funds are both versions of debt funds. Both categories derive their returns from accrual, but the instruments they invest in are different and their role in your…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan
April 12, 2017For those who are looking at long-term investment in debt and want steady returns, holding income accrual funds is a good idea. Among such funds, if you can assume a…Continue Reading
7 reasons why you should invest in Mutual Funds
April 7, 2017Earn. Save. Spend. This is the cycle of money that we live by every month, if not every day, of our lives. By now, we’re sure you know the importance…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: SBI Magnum MIP – Floater
March 8, 2017Open a FREE Account Now! A recent entrant into the hybrid debt category in FundsIndia’s Select list is SBI Magnum MIP – Floater (SBI Magnum Floater). The fund is among…Continue Reading
The job of a debt fund
February 18, 2017A recent article by Dhirendra Kumar of Valueresearch ‘Debt funds’ self-inflicted losses’ came as a surprise. The article surprised me for some of the assumptions it made about debt fund…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Strategies: The higher-returning FD alternative
November 30, 2016For those of you setting store by bank fixed deposits, the move to demonetise the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes is a wake-up call. Flush with over Rs 8…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: UTI Income Opportunities
November 23, 2016At a time when duration is the preferred strategy in the debt fund market, we recommend that investors supplement it with some accrual funds as well (for those wanting to…Continue Reading
