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RSS feed for this sectionA stimulus for ‘Survival’ and not ‘Revival’!
May 15, 2020Surpassing expectations, the Prime Minister announced a Rs. 20 lakh crore stimulus package this week. Then came the details. While the package (two tranches so far) has offered relief to…Continue Reading
Up, Up Goes the Market, All Else Goes Down
May 14, 2020We live in difficult times. What started as a medical crisis, spread to the real economy and the financial markets too. That hasn’t happened before. This is where we stand…Continue Reading
Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow about Indian Debt Mutual Funds
May 7, 2020Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow 3 Simple Questions Here are three simple questions. Let us see how quickly you can answer these questions. You are a participant in a race.…Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Indices – Nasdaq 100 vs S&P 500
May 5, 2020In a recent blog ‘This is where Warren Buffett wants his money to be invested….‘, we talked about how the S&P 500 Index is a good investment option if you…Continue Reading
This is where Warren Buffett wants his money to be invested….
April 29, 2020Where do you think the legendary investor Warren Buffett wants his money to be invested after he passes away? In an S&P 500 Index fund. In a letter to Berkshire…Continue Reading
Franklin Templeton winds up 6 Credit Risk Oriented Debt Funds. What does this mean for you?
April 24, 2020What happened? Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has decided to wind up (read as permanently shut down) the following 6 schemes and return the money back to investors albeit with a…Continue Reading
Why are my debt fund returns volatile these days?
April 17, 2020Given the backdrop of frequent defaults and downgrades in several credit risk oriented funds over the last one year, it is natural to be concerned about the recent volatility in…Continue Reading
Should you invest in mid-cap and small cap funds?
April 14, 2020Impacted by Coronavirus and the associated economic crisis, markets world-over have come off their highs. In India, the S&P BSE Sensex has fallen close to 27% from its previous peak. …Continue Reading
Should you wait till things settle down?
April 8, 2020Given the recent sharp decline in equity markets, it is natural for us to extrapolate this trend to the near future. Add to it, the concerns regarding the safety of…Continue Reading
How to Invest in the Current Markets?
April 6, 2020In our last article here, we had explained with simple maths, on how the potential future returns from equities at this juncture can be significantly high. Further, at the current…Continue Reading