Bhavana Acharya
Bhavana Acharya was the Deputy Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia.
FundsIndia Recommends: Franklin India Prima Plus
June 14, 2017With a 1-year return of 18.7 per cent against the Nifty 500’s 23.9 per cent, Franklin India Prima Plus‘ recent performance may have cast some doubt on whether to invest or…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Don’t go by high returns in ultra short-term funds
June 7, 2017The recent spate of credit downgrades and defaults serves to highlight a growing risk in debt funds. That risk is funds’ move into lower-quality debt as a trade-off for higher…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Axis Banking and PSU Debt
May 17, 2017Would you like the following to be true of your debt fund? One, it should deliver higher returns than your bank deposit. Two, it shouldn’t require you to take on…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: SBI Bluechip Fund
May 3, 2017A large-cap equity fund, SBI Bluechip holds strong among its peers. In the 3-year and 5-year periods, its returns are above the category average by a good margin of 4…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: ICICI Prudential Top 100
April 19, 2017With a one-year return of 28.3 per cent, ICICI Prudential Top 100 is almost at the top of the chart for large-cap equity funds. It beats its benchmark Nifty 50…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Mirae Asset India Opportunities
March 22, 2017Open a FREE Account Now! A portfolio tilted towards large-cap stocks, returns that beat the benchmark and peers across every market cycle, and a focus on quality and valuations make…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: SBI Magnum MIP – Floater
March 8, 2017Open a FREE Account Now! A recent entrant into the hybrid debt category in FundsIndia’s Select list is SBI Magnum MIP – Floater (SBI Magnum Floater). The fund is among…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Tata Balanced Fund
February 22, 2017Ranking the one-year returns of balanced funds will not have Tata Balanced in the top quartile. Yet, the fund remains among the best in its category, with a solid long-term…Continue Reading
Can a debt fund deliver losses?
February 21, 2017In a word, yes. A debt fund can deliver losses. You would have noticed it last week, when you saw your one-day return in the red. Why does this happen?…Continue Reading
Why do funds stop fresh inflows?
February 20, 2017Last week, crowd favourite DSP BlackRock Microcap, a small-cap equity fund stopped accepting fresh investments altogether. This comes a few months after the fund restricted lump-sum investments. Midcap fund Mirae…Continue Reading
