2018 – When Select Funds stayed ahead of the pack
December 19, 20182018 was a tough year. For equity markets, for debt markets and for currency. It was a tougher year for mutual funds what with the swings to their portfolio as…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: 2018 – taking stock of markets and economy
December 13, 2018‘So much has happened but nothing has changed’. This will describe the performance of the equity and debt market in 2018. 2018 was a year of much activity in companies…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: What to make of the market fall
October 10, 2018The Nifty 50 is down 12% from its 52-week high on August 28, 2018 and the Nifty Midcap 100 is down 26% from a similar high on January 23, 2018.…Continue Reading
When the market falls…
October 8, 2018If you have started receiving WhatsApp messages that say – ‘BSE: Bombay Se Exit and P/E: Plunge endless’, you know the bear sentiments are in full force. And, that is…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Do actively managed funds underperform benchmarks?
October 3, 2018Over the last couple of years, there has been a lot of talk about index funds. Some are convinced that index funds are better than actively managed funds. Some say…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: What’s driving the GDP
September 6, 2018The 8.2% real GDP growth for the June quarter left many analysts and economists surprised. Notwithstanding the low base effect, especially in the manufacturing space, experts acknowledge the numbers as…Continue Reading
Mutual funds are not for ‘sale’
August 28, 2018“At @paytm Money, we want to become the wealth advisor to the auto rickshaw guy and a shopkeeper. If the auto guy earns extra Rs 500 on a certain day,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Why equity funds are underperforming
August 8, 2018Recent news headlines have been giddily declaring new market highs – ‘the Sensex is nearing its January peak’, ‘now its past that’, ‘now is 36,500’, ‘now its broken through 37,000’.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: The final debate on FD vs. Debt funds
June 27, 2018For many of you, looking at the latest FD interest offered by banks and comparing it with the past 1 year returns of debt funds serves up an easy conclusion.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Why you should not be exiting debt funds now
May 30, 2018If you were to look at the year-ago returns of many of your debt funds and the current returns, you will wonder if you made a wrong choice in investing…Continue Reading