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FundsIndia Recommends: HDFC Balanced Fund

Bhavana Acharya

It’s one of the most favoured balanced funds, and with good reason. HDFC Balanced holds a stellar record of delivering benchmark and category-beating returns at all times. In fact, its…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Birla Sun Life MIP II Savings 5

Vidya Bala

If you want to earn FD-plus returns with a portfolio of high-quality debt and very marginal exposure to equity, then Birla Sun Life MIP II Savings 5 (Birla Savings 5)…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Invesco India Dynamic Equity

Bhavana Acharya

Are swift rises and steep falls in the stock market and your fund’s returns not your cup of tea? In that case, a fund that can strategically get into cash…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Capital gains set off

Mutual Fund Research Desk

We covered taxation on mutual funds in detail last month, over two different posts. This week, we will go a bit more into detail, especially as many of you had…Continue Reading

Roll back of PF tax – Winning the battle and losing the war

Vidya Bala

You might rejoice now at the withdrawal of the Budget’s proposal to tax provident fund on maturity. But it may not please you when I say that you may have…Continue Reading

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The Budget and your investments

Bhavana Acharya

One thing most look out for in Budget announcements is an increase in tax slabs, or an increase in deductions, or then, if wishes were horses, a cut in tax…Continue Reading

Look who’s buying in the market!

Vidya Bala

Your fund houses are making the best of the markets. These are investing now, even as FIIs are exiting. Take a look at the data below, from the stock exchanges,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Election uncertainty removed; what next for the markets?

Vidya Bala

The equity markets expressed its disappointment on Monday over the Bihar results, but recovered quite well from its lows on market close. If one observed, the markets  may have been…Continue Reading

RBI beats expectations with a 50 basis-point rate cut

Vidya Bala

The RBI made a surprise repo rate cut of 50 basis points through its September 29 Monetary Policy Statement, taking the repo rate to 6.75%. While the reaction in the…Continue Reading

Is there a ‘good’ date for a SIP?

Bhavana Acharya

Investing each month is a sure-fire way to make the most of market ups and downs in your equity funds. But given that there are 28 days on which you…Continue Reading