Insights

Category: Mutual Fund Research

Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk

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“Mid caps rebound sharply in a recovery”

Vidya Bala

  As Pramerica Mutual launches its open-ended mid-cap fund, FundsIndia.com has a Q&A with BP Singh, Executive Director & CIO-Equities, Pramerica Mutual, on how to identify a turnaround and why…Continue Reading

Changes in FundsIndia’s ‘Select funds’ list

Vidya Bala

FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds‘, a list of investment worthy funds across various categories, helps you narrow your investment choice from the 100s of funds that you have to otherwise sift through…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFOs in Mid and Small-cap Equity Segments

Vidya Bala

Now small is beautiful Which are the most shunned market-cap segments in the stock market over the last 5 years? It’s an easy answer – mid and small-cap market segments.…Continue Reading

Why your MIPs underperformed

Vidya Bala

When debt funds comfortably delivered 8-10% returns in the last  one year and monthly income plans (MIP) struggled to reach an average 6%, you may wonder whether you should own…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Tax-saving Funds

Vidya Bala

Tax-saving funds that made an impression With the tax season on, it may be time for you to scout for tax-saving funds to benefit from tax deductions up to Rs…Continue Reading

Three changes

Srikanth Meenakshi

Recently, we have carried out three enhancements to the FundsIndia user experience. Two of them are in the form of new features, and one of them is a tweak to…Continue Reading

Take the gold fund route to wealth building

Vidya Bala

With jewelers and banks once again opening up their gold coin sales counter (after they had reduced sales to help curb gold imports), you may be tempted to buy a…Continue Reading

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Latch onto opportunities in short-term debt funds

Vidya Bala

The RBI’s second quarter review of monetary policy led to a brief relief rally in the equity, debt and currency markets as the measures were in line with market expectations.…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip

Vidya Bala

Striking the Right Note Investors looking to add a dose of mid-cap stocks to their portfolio, but with some cushion from reasonably large-sized stocks, can consider including Mirae Asset Emerging…Continue Reading

When banks take you for a ride

Vidya Bala

A recent opinion article, on banks, in a business daily, prompted me to read the contents of a speech (from which the article had quoted) by Dr. K.C Chakrabarthy, Deputy…Continue Reading