Suren Kochhar Articles

An often debate, are Direct Plan better than Regular Plan? Do we really need a Mutual Fund Distributor? In real value terms, it’s a non-debatable topic though. How often we get tempted as an investor to jump in & invest in a product performing well in short term or we have heard about it from a friend etc.? Not realizing if it actually...

Through this below note and example, we are attempting to simplify the understanding. Hence, we have taken only actively managed equity funds as an example & as it also forms a bulk of the industry AUM today. (The article does not include any information on ETF, FOF & Index Funds & its proposals, if any). Now, will this really...

Yes, the markets are volatile & hence I call them as “Behavior of the Beast”. I have taken data points from April 2018 till April of 2023. It covers the FII, DII & MFs Gross Purchase, Gross Sales & Net Purchase/Sales and the S&P BSE 500 movement. The FIIs have been Net Negative at...

Systematic Investment Plans in our Mutual Fund Industry have become a product by itself. The industry has recorded the highest Gross SIP Inflows of INR 14,276 in March 2023, with overall inflows at INR 1,55,972 in FY 2022-23 and SIP Assets Under Management at INR 6,83,296 as on March 2023. The total...

To begin, let me applaud the huge efforts of all our Mutual Fund Distributor friends for a commendable effort in promoting SIPs as a wonderful tool for their clients to participate in Indian Equity Markets, India Growth Story, their Long-Term Financial Planning linked to Goal setting. Further, the...

Invest in Equities Instead! as the Rental Yields are Lower than the Mortgage & Opportunity Value Creation through Equity Investment is Huge! “Well, No Graphs, Worm Charts etc & it’s comparison with Equity Holding Performance for similar period can give the Answer”! “You certainly don’t have to become a...