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FundsIndia Recommends: Tata Balanced Fund

Bhavana Acharya

Ranking 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

FundsIndia Views: Should you worry about debt fund declines?

Vidya Bala

The single-day fall in medium and long-term debt funds ranging from 0.1% to 2.2% on February 8, 2017, following the Monetary Policy, might look alarming. There were also sections of…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Tata India Tax Savings

Bhavana Acharya

In our previous Select Funds review, we had introduced Tata India Tax Savings in the tax-saving fund category. This fund has climbed steadily up the ranking charts since 2015, thanks…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: DSP BlackRock Income Opportunities

Bhavana Acharya

At a time when rates have dropped and are expected to drop further, investing in an income fund may seem incongruent. But it is a good move for many reasons.…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: SBI Magnum Equity

Vidya Bala

A new addition to our ‘Select Funds’ list this quarter is SBI Magnum Equity. While SBI Bluechip, a top-notch fund from the same fund house also figures in our list,…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: 2017 – Outlook and strategy

Vidya Bala

If the below data has weakened your faith and interest in equity, then it could be a good thing! ‘The safest and most potentially profitable thing is to buy something…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Views: The equity lessons in 2016

Bhavana Acharya

The close of 2016 seems to be echoing the start of 2016, with the stock markets on a downward slide. Sandwiched between these two declining phases was a period of…Continue Reading

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2016 – a tough year for funds and Select Funds

Mutual Fund Research Desk

If 2015 was a frustrating year for equities, 2016 was yet another. Key equity indices – Nifty or the BSE 100 have remained flat over the past 2 years. On…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: ICICI Prudential Long Term Plan

Bhavana Acharya

Among dynamic bond funds, ICICI Prudential Long Term Plan ranks at the very top in the one, two, and three-year timeframes. Its one-year return of 17.3% leaves the category’s average…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: DSP BlackRock Taxsaver

Vidya Bala

This tax-saving season, your options may seem compressed if you look at the returns from your traditional tax-saving products. With EPF, 5-year tax-saving FD, NSC and PPF all seeing a…Continue Reading