Dwaipayan Bose Articles

Of late, Arbitrage funds have been gaining popularity amongst investors this year. As per AMFI November data, arbitrage funds received the highest monthly inflows (Rs 9,404 crores in November 2023) among all mutual fund categories. Arbitrage funds are low risk investment options for parking your short-term...

Infrastructure is one of the most crucial sectors in the progress of a country. Given India’s aspiration to become a developed economy by 2047, infrastructure development is crucial in achieving that vision. The Government recognizes the infrastructural needs and has developed various and policies...

We are approaching the end of 2023 and there is just 3 months left to complete your tax planning for FY 2023-24. If you have not done your tax planning yet, then you should start at the earliest. Tax payers can claim deductions of up to Rs 1.5 lakhs every year from their gross taxable income...

If you invested Rs 1 lakh in Nippon India Growth Fund at the time of its launch 28 years back, your investment would have grown to over Rs 3 crores. Nippon India Growth Fund’s journey is also largely a part of India’s economic growth post liberalization. From some of the worst economic...

NJ Flexicap Fund was launched in September 2023. Flexicap is one of the most popular equity fund categories. As per AMFI November data, Flexicap funds with Rs 3.06 lakh crores of assets under management (AUM) is the largest category (in AUM terms) among all actively managed equity...

Global and Indian equities made a strong comeback in November after remaining volatile in October. The Nifty is back above the 20,000 level and the S&P 500 also posting strong gains in November. The Indian economy continues to be strong with Q2 GDP growth rate of 7.6% surprising...

HDFC Top 100 Fund is one of the oldest large cap funds with a track record of nearly 27 years. Large cap funds are among the most popular mutual fund categories. Though from time to time midcap and small cap funds attract a lot of investor interest, large cap or large cap oriented funds usually...

Retail investors in India have traditionally favoured Bank Fixed Deposits and Government Small Savings Schemes for their fixed income investments. However, fixed deposit interest rates have generally been declining over the last 10 years (see the chart below). Nominal interest rates are directly related to the inflation and GDP...

Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund has recently completed 15 years. If you invested Rs 1 lakh in Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund at the time of its NFO, your investment would have grown to Rs 7.75 lakhs (as on 1^st April 2023). The chart below shows how your investment would have grown over the last 15 years despite many...

SBI Large & Midcap Fund has completed 30 years. If you had invested Rs 1 lakh in SBI Large and Midcap Fund (erstwhile SBI Magnum Multiplier Fund) at the time of its inception in February 1993, your investment would have grown to Rs 58 lakhs (as on 27^th March 2023). Rs 10,000 monthly SIP in the scheme over the last 20...