At a time when rates have dropped and are expected to drop further, investing in an income fund may seem incongruent. But it is a good move for many reasons.…Continue Reading
A new addition to our ‘Select Funds’ list this quarter is SBI Magnum Equity. While SBI Bluechip, a top-notch fund from the same fund house also figures in our list,…Continue Reading
If the below data has weakened your faith and interest in equity, then it could be a good thing! ‘The safest and most potentially profitable thing is to buy something…Continue Reading
The close of 2016 seems to be echoing the start of 2016, with the stock markets on a downward slide. Sandwiched between these two declining phases was a period of…Continue Reading
Among dynamic bond funds, ICICI Prudential Long Term Plan ranks at the very top in the one, two, and three-year timeframes. Its one-year return of 17.3% leaves the category’s average…Continue Reading
This tax-saving season, your options may seem compressed if you look at the returns from your traditional tax-saving products. With EPF, 5-year tax-saving FD, NSC and PPF all seeing a…Continue Reading
At 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
A fund with an enviable track record, Kotak Select Focus is a good bet for moderate-risk investors. Since its inception in September 2009, the fund has shown its mettle in…Continue Reading
It’s around this time that most of us begin to think about tax planning. Among the options allowed under Section 80C deductions, Franklin India Taxshield is a good one. An…Continue Reading
If you take a decade or more of mutual fund performance, you will see funds that stood tall in certain markets but later slipped somewhere in their market journey. Some…Continue Reading