Category: Mutual Fund Research
Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk
An Unusual Portfolio Approach to Deal with Coronavirus
February 27, 2020What happened? In the last few days, global equity markets have fallen sharply on concerns of coronavirus, a respiratory illness first identified in Wuhan, China, and spreading globally. The market…Continue Reading
An underrated fund at the helm of a veteran fund manager
February 19, 2020Not so great recent performance… Intuitively most of us like to buy a fund with a strong recent performance or high star rating (which is significantly influenced by strong recent…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
Dividend or Growth Plans? It’s a no-brainer post budget
February 3, 2020The 2020-21 Budget has done away with the dividend distribution tax (DDT) that funds have to deduct before distributing dividends to investors. Instead, from 1 April 2020 dividends will be…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
Are Mid Cap funds a must-have?
January 28, 2020Over the last two years, giving the go-by to the gloomy macroeconomic situation, large caps have continued to trend upwards. With investors flocking towards safety, inflows into the market have…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Review – Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund
January 20, 2020Why Invest? Proven Investment Strategy – Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund adheres to the value style of investing and selects stocks across market cap (large, mid and small-sized companies).…Continue Reading
US, Iran and your Portfolio. What happens next?
January 10, 2020Unless you are living under a rock, by now you should know about the US-Iran tension. Here is a quick summary: The United States killed a top Iranian military commander…Continue Reading
ELSS Options for Tax Saving
January 7, 2020With the tax-return filing season just a few months away, check out the tax saving ELSS funds for reducing your tax outgo. You can shortlist one or two funds from fund…Continue Reading
Debt Mutual Funds – Portfolio Construction Framework
January 6, 2020In recent times, debt mutual funds have been in the limelight, primarily because of NAV declines in few funds led by credit downgrades and defaults. While the credit-related risks were…Continue Reading
