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VIX as a Predictor

Equities Desk

What is VIX? VIX is a volatility index which measures the market’s expectation of volatility or price range over the near term. India VIX is a volatility benchmark based on…Continue Reading

What Should I Do About My Equity Exposure?

Arun Kumar

Some Concerns Running In Your Mind… Concern 1: Bear markets usually have a lot of false upside rallies. What if this turns out to be one? As seen from previous…Continue Reading

Why Is The Equity Market Up While The Economy Is Down?

Arun Kumar

Bad news all around.. Coronavirus still not under control.. While the outbreak appears to be under control in European Union, the United States is currently facing a resurgence of new…Continue Reading

Time to Get Active on Passive Funds?

Maulik Madhu

Globally, as a majority of the actively-managed funds have been underperforming their benchmark indices for a long time, investor money has been flowing into low-cost passive (or index) funds. In…Continue Reading

Arbitrage Funds – Look Before You Leap

Maulik Madhu

Arbitrage funds have seen some revival in investor interest in recent times. Most often these funds have been pitched to investors as an alternative to debt funds for parking short-term…Continue Reading

A stimulus for ‘Survival’ and not ‘Revival’!

Maulik Madhu

Surpassing expectations, the Prime Minister announced a Rs. 20 lakh crore stimulus package this week. Then came the details.  While the package (two tranches so far) has offered relief to…Continue Reading

Up, Up Goes the Market, All Else Goes Down

Maulik Madhu

We live in difficult times. What started as a medical crisis, spread to the real economy and the financial markets too. That hasn’t happened before. This is where we stand…Continue Reading

Monthly Market Insight – April 2020

Mutual Fund Research Desk

The April 2020 edition of FundsIndia’s Monthly Market Insight discusses the 6 reasons why exiting now isn’t a good option and talks about what happens to the market next. Consumer Price…Continue Reading

A Tale of Two Indices – Nasdaq 100 vs S&P 500

Maulik Madhu

In a recent blog ‘This is where Warren Buffett wants his money to be invested….‘, we talked about how the S&P 500 Index is a good investment option if you…Continue Reading

This is where Warren Buffett wants his money to be invested….

Maulik Madhu

Where do you think the legendary investor Warren Buffett wants his money to be invested after he passes away?  In an S&P 500 Index fund.  In a letter to Berkshire…Continue Reading