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FundsIndia Views: What is bad news and when to sell your fund

Vidya Bala

The recent spate of negative news in the debt space, with the downgrading of debt papers of some banks and NBFCs, may have caused you to panic. What’s more, for…Continue Reading

NFO: Principal Small Cap Fund

FundsIndia Desk

This is about an interesting new fund offer – Principal Small Cap Fund, an equity mutual fund that invests in smallcap stocks. While we’re usually wary with NFOs, we believe…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: L&T Midcap

Bhavana Acharya

L&T Midcap is an achiever on three counts. One, it returns better than the market during rallies while also containing losses on corrections. Two, it delivers among the best risk-adjusted…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Kotak Emerging Equity Scheme

Vidya Bala

If you are an aggressive investor and building a long-term portfolio, this may be a good time to invest in a midcap fund like Kotak Emerging Equity. This aggressive fund…Continue Reading

One Year of Re-Categorisation: Looking back

Ashwini Arulrajhan

Last year around this time, SEBI had come out with standardised categories for funds to follow. That meant existing funds also had to fit into one of the categories. With…Continue Reading

Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds List

Mutual Fund Research Desk

It has been a year since the SEBI-mandated categorization exercise first began. The dust from the changes made by AMCs has since settled and there is more clarity now on…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Axis Banking & PSU Debt

Vidya Bala

Amidst all the risks that transpired in the debt space, in the last 6 months, Axis Banking & PSU Debt was among the few funds that remained steady and unhurt…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Mirae Asset India Equity

Bhavana Acharya

Mirae Asset India Equity is among the steadiest equity funds. It beats the broad-market Nifty 500 TRI index all the time in any 3-year period since its inception. The average…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: DSP Equity Opportunities

Vidya Bala

DSP Equity Opportunities fund has traditionally been a volatile, opportunistic fund that can swing either way, heavily, in the short term. This large & midcap equity fund had one such…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Invesco India Growth Opportunities

Bhavana Acharya

Large-and-midcap funds play a unique role in a portfolio. They straddle the middle ground between midcap funds and multicap funds. In this category, Invesco India Growth Opportunities is a good…Continue Reading