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FundsIndia Views: There’s more to the market than UP elections

Vidya Bala

The BJP’s win in the UP elections provided a leg up to the market for couple of reasons: one, it reposed the faith in the policy reforms of the government…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Views: What should be your time frame and return expectation with equity funds?

Vidya Bala

Most of you, when you started investing with us, would have heard your FundsIndia advisor tell you that equity funds are not meant for the short term. We say this…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: Should you worry about debt fund declines?

Vidya Bala

The single-day fall in medium and long-term debt funds ranging from 0.1% to 2.2% on February 8, 2017, following the Monetary Policy, might look alarming. There were also sections of…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Views: 2017 – Outlook and strategy

Vidya Bala

If the below data has weakened your faith and interest in equity, then it could be a good thing! ‘The safest and most potentially profitable thing is to buy something…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Views: The equity lessons in 2016

Bhavana Acharya

The close of 2016 seems to be echoing the start of 2016, with the stock markets on a downward slide. Sandwiched between these two declining phases was a period of…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Strategies: The higher-returning FD alternative

Bhavana Acharya

For those of you setting store by bank fixed deposits, the move to demonetise the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes is a wake-up call. Flush with over Rs 8…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: Make the best of an India, US reset

Vidya Bala

The US elections are over, and world markets simply seemed to signal that it’s no big deal, at least for now. What remained a bigger deal at the end of…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia views: Ultra short-term funds – what they are and when to use

Vidya Bala

Many of you may be familiar with liquid funds. You may either be parking your surplus in them or using them for systematic transfer into equity funds. Another category of…Continue Reading

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FundsIndia Strategies: How to play the debt fund space

Vidya Bala

With the interest rates of bank Fixed Deposits (FDs) moving south, we have seen increased interest in debt funds. If you have made a switch from FDs to debt funds…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: How to invest in a falling market

Vidya Bala

In what seems to be an ongoing bout of global risk aversion following the yuan’s devaluation, equities and emerging market currencies have seen a significant correction. While one can argue…Continue Reading