Category: Mutual Fund Basics
Fundamentals and key attributes of Mutual Funds as well as the industry at large
A Primer on Making Sense of Debt Fund Returns
March 8, 2021In the last few weeks, you would have suddenly noticed that some of your debt mutual funds have given slight negative returns. The extent of negative returns would be different…Continue Reading
Equity Markets – What Next?
February 10, 2021Setting Reasonable Return Expectations Every day, when I start from my home to office (a routine which I badly miss in the new “work from home” life), I roughly know…Continue Reading
7 Brutally Honest Questions That Answer Your Equity Exposure Dilemma
January 6, 2021The question everyone wants an answer for… You have often heard about the adage “Buy Low – Sell High”. Now that markets are at an all-time high, shouldn’t you SELL…Continue Reading
This Happens!
March 10, 2020Sometimes we forget the simple truth. THIS HAPPENS! Markets go down. In fact a lot of times. Let me clarify… Markets go up, and then they go down. Over time…Continue Reading
Things No One Tells You About ‘Exit Now and Enter Later’
March 4, 2020Eavesdropping on your mind-voice during a market decline Whenever equity markets decline, there is usually some bad news attached to it. Intuitively, the first instinct is to extrapolate the bad…Continue Reading
Sensex at 1 lakh!
February 14, 2020Usually, this genre of headlines gets extremely popular during the final phase of a bull market before it eventually fizzles out. And in later years, this normally becomes part of…Continue Reading
What no one tells you about Monthly Dividend Plans
February 6, 2020MF Monthly Dividend Plans are sometimes sold to investors on the pitch that they will offer almost 1% ‘return’ in the form of dividend payouts every month. That is, a…Continue Reading
India Budget 2020-21 – Conservative and Incremental
February 3, 2020Given the context of an economic slowdown, expectations were high for strong growth measures to revive the economy. The budget was predominantly ‘incremental’ in nature sticking to a fiscally conservative…Continue Reading
The world is confused about who will blink first, if at all they do!!
January 9, 2020The turn of events in the last few days has come as a surprise to many market watchers. While some are still wondering about what the future holds for their…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Features: SIP Calculator
October 21, 2019Mutual Fund investments can be made in an organized, regular fashion through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs). It lets you invest a particular amount of money at periodic intervals (usually monthly).…Continue Reading
