Arun Kumar
Arun Kumar, Head of Research at FundsIndia, has over 8 years of experience in the Indian wealth management industry. His expertise includes building investment solutions, implementing dynamic asset allocation models, mutual fund research etc.
Steer Clear of These 3 Behavioral Pitfalls During Bull Markets
September 12, 2023An abridges version of this article was first published in Livemint, Click here to read it Most of us think, bull markets are easy to participate and make money. However, surprisingly, many…Continue Reading
The Art of Navigating Bear Markets: Real-Time Lessons from the US
May 4, 2023A version of this article was originally published in Live Mint. Click here to read it. When equity markets fall, there is always a temptation to exit equities for the time being…Continue Reading
How to Avoid Behavioral Blindspots in your Investment Decisions (while still remaining human)?
February 15, 2023The picture below shows two yellow lines on a railway track. Can you tell which one is longer? Is it the one closer to you? Or is it the one…Continue Reading
India Budget FY24 – Balanced with Focus on Capex & Fiscal Consolidation
February 2, 2023Key Highlights 1. Continuing on the path of Fiscal Consolidation Projected fiscal deficit at 5.9% of GDP for FY24 – in line with the fiscal consolidation glide path – to…Continue Reading
How to invest in Indian Large Caps – Active or Passive?
January 25, 2023The large-cap active vs passive debate… What was our earlier view on Active Large Cap Funds (in Dec-19)? (Blog Link) High odds of Active Large Cap funds outperforming their Benchmark…Continue Reading
Equity SIPs have delivered good returns over the long term, but why do most of us give up midway?
November 29, 2022Equity SIPs historically have delivered good returns over a 7-10 year time frames But despite that most of us give up on our Equity SIPs midway Why does this happen?…Continue Reading
Is it possible to distinguish good underperformance from bad underperformance in equity funds?
August 16, 2022All actively managed good funds go through temporary periods of underperformance. In most cases, this temporary underperformance phase is followed by a phase of outperformance that adequately overcompensates for the…Continue Reading
What goes wrong when you exit equities hoping to reenter later at lower levels?
July 28, 2022This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Indian equity markets have declined in the last few months led by several concerns – high inflation across the world,…Continue Reading
Playbook for Navigating Equity Market Declines
July 7, 2022Several problems… High Inflation across the world… Central Banks increasing interest rates and tightening liquidity… Russia-Ukraine Crisis… High Crude Oil Prices… China Lockdowns and Supply Chain Constraints… High FII outflows…Continue Reading
Statutory Warning: Market Crash Predictions are Injurious to Your Portfolio
April 21, 2022This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. A young Captain fell into a well by mistake. His soldiers who saw this immediately came to his rescue. They…Continue Reading
