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RSS feed for this sectionFundsIndia Views: The Five Lessons of 2018
January 2, 2019Markets closed out 2018 in a burst of volatility, capping a year of several yo-yos. Equity and debt markets had a tumultuous 2018, which served to drive home certain basics.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Why your dynamic bond fund returns will not be static
August 31, 2017Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. In recent months, your dynamic bond fund’s annualised returns may have fallen from high double-digit returns to single-digit…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: UTI Banking and PSU Debt Fund
August 2, 2017Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/335931234″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Open a FREE Account Now! If your fixed deposits are maturing…Continue Reading
FundsIndia views: Ultra short-term funds – what they are and when to use
September 21, 2016Many of you may be familiar with liquid funds. You may either be parking your surplus in them or using them for systematic transfer into equity funds. Another category of…Continue Reading
Don’t fear the Rajan blues
June 20, 2016Rock star Raghuram Rajan (or R3 as Subramanian Swamy likes to call him), may cause Monday Market Blues with his letter announcing his impending exit from the Central Bank. Short-term,…Continue Reading
Rate cut to provide benefit to your loans and your investments
April 5, 2016The RBI, in its first bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review for 2016-17 cut repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%. It also cut the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) used by…Continue Reading
Guard yourself from risks in debt funds
September 7, 2015The recent news of Amtek Auto’s problems with its debt and the holding of its debt instrument in a few mutual fund schemes raised a debate on whether debt mutual…Continue Reading
Consolidation Phase for Debt Market
June 2, 2015A 25-basis point cut in repo rate to 7.25 per cent in today’s Monetary Policy review, totals to a front-loaded 75 basis point cut thus far in 2015. Further action,…Continue Reading
Are equity income funds for you?
April 9, 2015Booming equity markets and a falling interest rate regime have encouraged fund houses to launch a new category of hybrid funds – equity income funds. These funds aim to make…Continue Reading
RBI rate cut – One for the budget
March 4, 2015The Reserve Bank of India gave a thumbs-up to the fiscal impulses in the Union Budget by announcing a 25 basis point rate cut 3 days after the budget announcement.…Continue Reading