Mutual Funds Articles

Gilt fund investors are sure to be disappointed with returns in the last 3 to 6 months. While 2014 was a fantastic year for investors in long term gilt funds with returns average category returns of more than 15%, 2015 was lot more volatile despite a...

An intrinsic characteristic of equity markets is that they are driven by sentiments in the short term and fundamentals in the long term. Over the past 10 months or so, the overwhelming sentiment in global equity markets has been that of fear. When fear or...

Banking and Finance comprise nearly 30% of the frontline Nifty 50 index and is by far the largest sector in the index by market capitalization. In fact, Bank Nifty, the index of 12 large cap banking stocks is one the most popularly tracked indices after the Nifty...

If you have been investing in equity markets for a long time, both directly in equity shares of companies and through mutual funds, take a look at your portfolio of stocks and mutual fund schemes and ask yourself the question, which portfolio has given...

My childhood friend Nikhil had one lament for a long time. He said while there are many restaurants serving European cuisine in India, unfortunately there are not many options for vegetarians as far as European cuisine is concerned. His dream was to...

As an investor of Mutual Funds you are aware of the fundamentals of Mutual Funds, the process of return generation and all that as an investor you must be aware of. However, a part of you still wonder if the information you have is...

We have discussed a number of times in our blogs that asset allocation is one of the most important aspects of financial planning and investing. Asset allocation is the most significant attribution factor of your overall portfolio returns; selection of...

While conventional wisdom tells us that a concentrated portfolio strategy exposes the investor to incremental risks, to the credit of its fund managers, ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund has delivered strong risk...

Equity markets have been very volatile for the past 6 months. As such many financial advisors are recommending balanced funds to their clients. Balanced funds are excellent investment option for investors with...

The primary objective of investing in equity funds is capital appreciation over a sufficiently long investment horizon. However, different investors have different financial needs. Some investors want income from their investments, at the same time they...