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Floating Rate Funds – Many a Slip Between the Cup and the Lip

Arun Kumar

What’s happening? Most debt funds (especially the ones with higher duration) have seen a dip in returns over the last 2 months as yields have gone up sharply.  The increase…Continue Reading

A Primer on Making Sense of Debt Fund Returns

Arun Kumar

In the last few weeks, you would have suddenly noticed that some of your debt mutual funds have given slight negative returns. The extent of negative returns would be different…Continue Reading

Equity Markets – What Next?

Arun Kumar

Setting Reasonable Return Expectations Every day, when I start from my home to office (a routine which I badly miss in the new “work from home” life), I roughly know…Continue Reading

The ‘Rebuilding India’ Budget

Arun Kumar

A pragmatic, bold and growth oriented budget with a focus on capital spending to revive the economy without resorting to higher taxes. Quick Summary A budget focused on investment-led growth…Continue Reading

7 Brutally Honest Questions That Answer Your Equity Exposure Dilemma

Arun Kumar

The question everyone wants an answer for… You have often heard about the adage “Buy Low – Sell High”. Now that markets are at an all-time high, shouldn’t you SELL…Continue Reading

Conservative Hybrid Funds – Not So Conservative!

Shrinath M L

At the current juncture, fixed income investors need to be prepared for relatively lower returns both from Bank Fixed Deposits and Debt funds compared to the returns they enjoyed in…Continue Reading

Sliding Doors, Covid-19 and the Equity SIP Investor

Arun Kumar

Have you seen the movie Sliding Doors? Sliding Doors is a 1998 romantic-comedy-drama film with a super cool plot. You can check out the trailer here to get a sense…Continue Reading

Monthly Market Insight – November 2020

Mutual Fund Research Desk

The November 2020 edition of FundsIndia’s Monthly Market Insight discusses the great multi cap rejig and what needs to be done. Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation stood at 7.3% in…Continue Reading

A Fund that says ‘no’ to fund managers and ‘yes’ to rules!

Shrinath M L

DSP Quant Fund – A deep dive into the product, process and portfolio   The Product DSP Quant Fund falls under the umbrella of ‘quant funds’. Before discussing the specifics…Continue Reading

An Interesting Fund That Actually Thrives On Volatility

Shrinath M L

With the world getting adapted to the new reality of ‘living with COVID’ and US elections around the corner, uncertainty is omnipresent. Global markets, specifically, Indian markets are no exception…Continue Reading