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Equity markets have been very volatile over the past month or so. The Nifty 50 has fallen by nearly 1,800 points from its all time high (as on 23rd October 2024). Multiple factors are responsible for volatility viz. weak global cues, high US Treasury Bond yields, strong US Dollar, China’s outperformance, weak Q2 corporate...

IMF has forecasted India to become the third largest economy of the world by 2028-29.India's nominal GDP is expected to grow from $3.6 trillion in 2023 to $5.8 trillion in 2028 (source: IMF). Growth of the manufacturing sectors and infrastructure development is expected to play a central role in India’s aspiration...

Volatility refers to fluctuation of stock prices and is an intrinsic characteristic of equity as an asset class. Volatility is inevitable and unavoidable if you are investing in equities. The chart below shows the Nifty 50 Total Return Index values over the last 5 years (ending 31st August 2024). You can see that even though the market...

Equity market has turned very volatile in the last few weeks. The Nifty has fallen from its all time high of 26,277 to below 24,500 levels (as on 22nd October 2024). The Sensex has slid by more than 5,000 points to 80,021 (as on 22nd October 2024). Several factors, global and local are causing volatility in the market. High...

Flexicap funds are diversified equity mutual fund schemes which can invest across market cap segments. There are no upper or lower limits with respect to allocations to any market cap segment viz. large cap, midcap and small cap. As per SEBI, large cap stocksare the top 100 stocks by market capitalization...

With the advent of festivals and wedding season, Gold is on many investors’ mind. However, instead of looking at Gold as just jewelry, investors should understand the importance of including Gold in their investment portfolio. In the ever-changing financial environment, investors look for secure and dependable assets...

Bandhan MF has launched a new passive fund, the Bandhan Nifty 500 Momentum 50 Index Fund. As the scheme name suggests, the fund will track the Nifty 500 Momentum 50 Index. Funds tracking factor indices, also known as smart beta funds, are increasingly becoming popular with investors since these funds have...

Bandhan MF has launched an NFO, Bandhan Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund. This is a passive fund which will track the Nifty 500 Value 50 Index. Low cost, no human bias (rule based investing),convenience and flexibility are among main benefits of index funds. Nifty 500 Value 50 Index is factor index, which unlike...

Indian equities have retreated from their record highs. Foreign Institutional Investors’ (FII) outflows and profit booking at higher levels have dragged the Nifty 50 down by around 1,000 points but Nifty is getting buying support around the 25,000 level. The trailing twelve months PE multiple of Nifty as on 30th September...

Investor awareness is essentially an informed perspective on markets and investments. Awareness helps you to create wealth and protect your financial interests. Every year in the month of October, IOSCO (a global association of market regulators) runs a global campaign to encourage investor protection and...