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Balanced Advantage Funds dynamically rebalance their asset allocation between equity and fixed income (debt) based on stock market valuations based on a dynamic asset allocation model. If equity valuations are low, then in dynamic...

While evaluating performance, a lot of attention is given to returns while ignoring the risk taken to achieve the returns. Investors have limited control over the quantum of returns they can generate. But certainly, they have more control over how much risk they are willing to take. It is commonly believed that by taking higher risk you would generate...

The debt market has been affected by high inflation over past 12 months or so, with bond yields pushing higher. To cool inflation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised repo rate by 90 bps already this year. As per RBI data (as on 1^st July 2022), the 10 year Government bond yield has...

Principal Equity Savings Fund is an open ended hybrid equity oriented mutual fund scheme. The scheme was launched in May 2002. From a taxation standpoint, this fund is treated like an equity fund scheme. Long term capital gains (holding period of more than 12 months) in this fund is tax free. Short term capital gains are taxed at 15%. The...

The projection for India to become the third largest economy in the world within 2030 does not seem like a mere dream. The resurgence of Indian economy fuelled by the upsurge in the performance of the various sectors is inevitable. CAPEX from govt, rural penetration of banking, rising adoption UPI in the payment ecosystem...

Balanced Advantage Funds, also known as Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds, are hybrid mutual funds which manage their asset allocation dynamically between equity and debt. The asset allocation will change depending on market conditions using quantitative asset allocation models. To know more, read this...

Canara Robeco Mutual Fund is launching a multicap fund, Canara Robeco Multicap Fund. The NFO opens for subscription on 7^th July 2023 and closes on 21^st July 2023. Multicap funds are diversified equity mutual fund schemes which invest across market cap segments i.e. large cap, midcap and small caps...

Canara Robeco Consumer Trends Fund is one of the best performing consumption funds over the last 10 years. If you invested Rs 1 lakh in this fund 10 years back, your investment would have multiplied nearly 5.5X to Rs 5.37 lakhs. India is a consumption driven economy – historical data shows that consumption...

We have covered Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund a number of times in our fund reviews. The scheme has been a strong performer over a long investment horizon (5 years plus), but the fund underperformed in 2018 and also in the first half of 2019. We had discussed the reasons for the 2018-19 underperformance of this scheme...

In the investment world, quantitative analysis has revolutionized the way financial decisions are made. Generally, quant funds utilize complex mathematical models and algorithms to make investment decisions. These funds harness the power of data, statistics, and computer programming to identify patterns, trends, and...