{"id":7231,"date":"2015-04-09T12:13:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T06:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fundsindia.com\/blog\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2015-04-09T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T06:49:27","slug":"are-equity-income-funds-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundsindia.com\/blog\/mf-research\/mutual-funds\/are-equity-income-funds-for-you\/7231","title":{"rendered":"Are equity income funds for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Booming equity markets and a falling interest rate regime have encouraged fund houses to launch a new category of hybrid funds &#8211; equity income funds. These funds aim to make the most of both &#8211; the equity and debt markets. Srikanth Meenakshi, co-founder and COO, FundsIndia.com, explains the suitability of these funds for different kinds of investors on Bloomberg TV&#8217;s show &#8211; Wealth Manager. <\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btvin.com\/videos\/watch\/10807\/demystifying-equity-income-funds-\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screenshot_video_April09.png\" alt=\"screenshot_video_April09\" width=\"627\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screenshot_video_April09.png 627w, https:\/\/fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screenshot_video_April09-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Do watch these videos and share the message. 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