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RSS feed for this sectionShould you hold US-focused funds?
June 14, 2014The high returns delivered by US-focused funds both in 2012 and 2013 may have prompted many of you to buy these funds. We now have quite a few investors asking…Continue Reading
Short-term debt funds continue to offer opportunity
January 28, 2014Markets were a bit shaken but not stirred, by a 25 basis-point repo rate hike by the RBI, perhaps postponed from about a month ago. While the 10-year gilt, the…Continue Reading
RBI provides temporary relief to your debt portfolio
December 18, 2013The Reserve Bank of India surprised markets today by deciding to keep the repo rate and CRR unchanged. This came as a surprise, after the over 11% consumer price inflation…Continue Reading
Changes in FundsIndia’s ‘Select funds’ list
November 13, 2013FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds‘, a list of investment worthy funds across various categories, helps you narrow your investment choice from the 100s of funds that you have to otherwise sift through…Continue Reading
Why your MIPs underperformed
November 7, 2013When debt funds comfortably delivered 8-10% returns in the last one year and monthly income plans (MIP) struggled to reach an average 6%, you may wonder whether you should own…Continue Reading
FAQs on investing in the current volatile market
September 6, 2013With equity markets in turmoil, you may have plenty of questions on what to do with your equity portfolio and whether you could look at strategies to make your portfolio…Continue Reading
When should you invest in Fixed Maturity Plans?
August 12, 2013The recent turmoil in the debt market has shown that it is not just the equity markets that require portfolio review. While not much changes for long-term wealth builders and…Continue Reading
Your debt funds fell. What now?
July 17, 2013Let’s jump to the brass tacks. Your debt funds took a knock on Tuesday July 16. And it has everything to do with the RBI’s unexpected moves to curb the…Continue Reading
“2-5 year debt maturity segment offers best risk-adjusted return”
June 7, 2013The fund industry has perhaps over-complicated its fixed income products – so much so that few retail investors understand the offerings any longer, admits Rahul Goswami, CIO Fixed Income, ICICI…Continue Reading
Should you invest in gilt funds?
May 3, 2013Another repo rate cut of 25 basis points by the RBI on Friday and you begin to wonder if the rate cuts can give you a cool ride in gilt…Continue Reading