The equity market has been very volatile over the past few months. The Nifty is down 17% from its 52 week high and the Nifty 50 TRI is down 11% on a year to date (YTD basis) Data source: Advisorkhoj.com as on 20 June, 2022. High inflation is the main concern of equity markets around...Read More
Global financial markets have been volatile over the past 6 months due to high inflation. Bond yields have been rising for the nearly 18 months and the 10 year Government Bond yield is at a 3 year high now (as on 6th June 2022). Bond prices have an inverse relationship with interest rate / yield changes i.e. prices go down...Read More
The equity market has been challenging for the last 6 to 9 months due to variety of concerns e.g. spread of Omicron, high commodity prices, trajectory of interest rates, the War in Ukraine, slowdown in Chinese economy etc. Over the last 6 months, the Nifty 50 is down nearly 12%, while the broader market, particularly...Read More
Asset allocation is one of the most important aspects of financial planning. The purpose of asset allocation is to balance risk and return in your portfolio. Quantum Mutual Fund’s 12 – 20 – 80* asset allocation strategy is aimed at building a balanced diversified portfolio which invests across different asset classes. The long...Read More
Multi asset allocation is diversifying your invests across at least three asset classes e.g. equity, fixed income, gold, REITs, InvITs etc. Multi asset funds are hybrid mutual fund schemes which invest in at least three asset classes primarily equity, fixed income and gold. Different asset classes have different risk / return...Read More
In the Union Budget of 2021, interest on PF contributions (contribution made by the employee) above Rs 2.5 lakhs will be taxable as per the income tax rate of the employee. This has caused concerns among many salaried investors. In this article, we will discuss about who will get affected by this, how they will be impacted and possible...Read More
planning... or start their retirement planning late in life, which may put their financial inRetirement planning is one of the most important life-stage goals especially for salaried people. The financial objective of retirement planning is to accumulate a sufficiently large corpus which can meet cash-flow needs of you and your...Read More
ESG is an acronym for environmental, social and governance, which form the three pillars of this style of investments. Environmental factors relate to impact (favourable or unfavourable) which companies have on climate change, how they use the natural resources, waste management etc. Social factors relates to how companies...Read More
This year has been unlike any year that most people have ever experienced. A deadly pandemic raging around the world, lockdowns and restrictions on many activities for a few months leading to one of the worst recessions many have seen in their lifetimes and an environment of fear and uncertainty. At the same time, the stock market has...Read More
Nippon Life India Asset Management has launched Nippon India ETF Nifty CPSE Bond Plus SDL – 2024 Maturity. It is an open ended exchange traded fund (ETF) which will invest in constituents of Nifty CPSE Bond Plus SDL Sep 2024 50:50 Index. The New Fund Offer (NFO) which opens on 3rd November 2020 and closes on 9th November...Read More