S Nagnath, President and CIO of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund in an extensive interview talks about his fund's investment strategy, his team of fund managers and why some of his company's funds have a huge portfolio of 50 to 60 stocks.
According to an analysis by Value Research, the 'diversified equity' schemes that are most popular among investors lost an average of 28.3% in the past three months period. Although there were losses in the January-March period, there were huge positive returns in the previous three quarters. Funds in the diversified equity category gained an average of 21.4% over the four quarters in FY 2007-08, with individual schemes returns ranging from a gain of 53.7% to a loss of 7.9%.
In the final part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the last best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
Sixty out of 154 mutual funds have underperformed their benchmarks by over 30 per cent
In the third part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
While the Sensex fell by as much as 19 per cent from the recent peak, a host of fund houses were fully invested. A majority of the fund houses were sitting on cash amounting to 1 to 4 per cent of their portfolios against an average of 5 to 7 per cent, data from Value Research, a fund tracking company suggested.
Fidelity Equity Fund and Fidelity Tax Advantage Fund's manager Sandeep Kothari speaks about his investment philosophy and how he overcame the most difficult phase of his career.
Here's a list of Top 10 ELSS funds in terms of percentage gain in the last one year till August 10, 2007. These funds not only help you make money but also save taxes as per Section 80C.
S Nagnath, President and CIO of DSP ML Mutual Fund says that he is bullish on the real estate sector. He also explains his logic behind starting a micro-cap fund and why investors can put their money in the same.
Sebi has allowed mutual fund schemes the option of 'side-pocketing' which move will help both fund houses and investors.
Tax saving funds can not only help your money grow but can also help you save and plan your taxes. Here's a list of top 10 ELSS funds in terms of returns that they generated during the year ending June 22.
Here's a list of top 10 tax saving mutual funds that would have helped your investments grow by more than 50 per cent in just about a year's time.
In the second part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
J M Mutual Fund's chief investment officer (equity) speaks about his stock picking strategies. He says he is a firm believer in focusing on companies than on sectors.
As much as Rs 3,204 crore (Rs 32.04 billion) of bank deposits by mutual funds will move out of the banking system from mid-July following a new rule
Importantly, is there hope going forward?
managers said the weaker rupee, which has driven up shares of technology companies, has helped the fund fetch better returns.
Exodus of top managers an unintended side effect of roaring MF industry
Mutual fund expert Dhirendra Kumar answered this and other questions in a chat with readers on May 23.
Given its focus on the real estate sector, financial planners feel this scheme is not meant for first-time investors and any investor should only have 5 to 10 per cent exposure to this fund.
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