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RSS feed for this sectionCurrent Market Decline – Small Fall Or The Beginning Of A Big One?
December 2, 2021What happened? Why has the market declined? Here are some of the factors that have impacted the Indian markets recently Concerns on Covid Virus Omicron Variant Rising Inflation in US…Continue Reading
Spike in gilt fund returns – should you invest?
July 16, 2019Over the past month, we have been receiving many queries from our customers about gilt funds. The sudden spurt in such queries has been caused by the high 1-year returns…Continue Reading
Why SEBI needs to strengthen rules to protect investors in debt mutual funds
June 24, 2019Recently, a journalist asked me whether retail investors need to be more careful with their debt mutual funds, in the context of the recent credit risk issues. My reply was, ‘Can they, really?’…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Don’t go by high returns in ultra short-term funds
June 7, 2017The recent spate of credit downgrades and defaults serves to highlight a growing risk in debt funds. That risk is funds’ move into lower-quality debt as a trade-off for higher…Continue Reading
Can a debt fund deliver losses?
February 21, 2017In a word, yes. A debt fund can deliver losses. You would have noticed it last week, when you saw your one-day return in the red. Why does this happen?…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Invesco Medium Term Bond Fund
June 8, 2016Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s recommendation. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/267960815?secret_token=s-dONuI” params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] If you are looking for options to help you earn higher…Continue Reading
FundsIndia explains: How do debt funds deliver returns?
May 2, 2016Last week, we covered basics of the types of debt funds. Now, let’s understand how debt funds make their returns. Once that is done, it’s easy to see how risks…Continue Reading