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Sathyamoorthy N

N. Sathyamoorthy was a Research Analyst with FundsIndia's Mutual Fund Research Team. He is a Certified Financial Planner from the Financial Planning Standards Board, and is also an AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) certified Mutual Funds Advisor. He holds over 14 years of experience in the financial services and investment advisory space.

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FundsIndia Recommends: Kotak Select Focus

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Kotak Select Focus, a diversified equity fund with a track record of over five years now, has been steadily making a mark in the equity universe. Returns of 27 per…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia reviews: The credit opportunity in debt funds

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The stock market’s phenomenal performance since late 2013 may have shifted all your attention to equity funds. In the process, you may have missed out on some less flashy opportunities…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: Equity Savings Funds

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Equity savings funds are a new variant in the equity mutual fund basket. Exposure to equity, a part of which is hedged, and then some debt, and you have this…Continue Reading

Why debt funds work better than FDs

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If you are worrying about falling interest rates leaving you with no fixed income options, you are right – if your only fixed income option is bank Fixed Deposits (FDs).…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund

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ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund (earlier called ‘ICICI Pru Equity – Volatility Advantage Plan’, or ‘ICICI Pru VAP’) has adeptly managed the volatile markets of the last five years to…Continue Reading

Will the Riskometer help you know your fund risks better?

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SEBI reviewed the system of product labelling in mutual funds early this month and has proposed to change the existing three-colour risk labelling to a riskometer, which consists of five…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: MNC Funds

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Over the last few years, Multi-national Corporation (MNC) funds have managed to outperform a good number of large cap and diversified equity funds. Despite the rich valuations of MNC companies,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Franklin India Smaller Companies

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Do you have a penchant for risk, and are you looking to add some mid and small cap flavour to your portfolio? If you already hold a basket of well-diversified…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Tata Balanced Fund

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If you are starting out on a long-term portfolio, or are looking for participation in equity albeit with less volatility, you can consider investing in the Tata Balanced Fund. This…Continue Reading

Now, a portfolio crafted to ride the India growth story

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We all know that the new Indian government has launched a whole set of reform initiatives. Thanks to these, the country’s economy is poised to grow on a fast track…Continue Reading