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FundsIndia views: Ultra short-term funds – what they are and when to use
September 21, 2016Many 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
Don’t fear the Rajan blues
June 20, 2016Rock star Raghuram Rajan (or R3 as Subramanian Swamy likes to call him), may cause Monday Market Blues with his letter announcing his impending exit from the Central Bank. Short-term,…Continue Reading
Rate cut to provide benefit to your loans and your investments
April 5, 2016The RBI, in its first bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review for 2016-17 cut repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%. It also cut the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) used by…Continue Reading
Guard yourself from risks in debt funds
September 7, 2015The recent news of Amtek Auto’s problems with its debt and the holding of its debt instrument in a few mutual fund schemes raised a debate on whether debt mutual…Continue Reading
Consolidation Phase for Debt Market
June 2, 2015A 25-basis point cut in repo rate to 7.25 per cent in today’s Monetary Policy review, totals to a front-loaded 75 basis point cut thus far in 2015. Further action,…Continue Reading
Are equity income funds for you?
April 9, 2015Booming equity markets and a falling interest rate regime have encouraged fund houses to launch a new category of hybrid funds – equity income funds. These funds aim to make…Continue Reading
RBI rate cut – One for the budget
March 4, 2015The Reserve Bank of India gave a thumbs-up to the fiscal impulses in the Union Budget by announcing a 25 basis point rate cut 3 days after the budget announcement.…Continue Reading
“Corporate bond opportunity funds ideal for long-term allocation to bonds”
February 24, 2015What should be an investor’s strategy in the debt market, with yields beginning to fall? We posed this question to Sujoy Das, Head Fixed Income, Religare Invesco Mutual. Read on…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Debt Strategy: Delayed Gratification, A Positive For You
December 3, 2014For the fifth policy in a row, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left policy rates unchanged, waiting for more consistent signals of the inflation sliding. Even as there is…Continue Reading
10 Ways to Not Let Credit Cards Rule Your Life
November 20, 2014The other day, my secretary discovered that I was the former Managing Director of the Credit Information Bureau Limited (CIBIL) of India. Immediately, she sheepishly sought my advice as she…Continue Reading
