Despite taking a hit on profitability amid the pandemic, companies with strong balance sheets are gaining market share because of consolidation in their respective sectors.
'There is no need to do anything, let your SIPs get deducted every month, and stick to your allocation between equity, fixed income and emergency funds and your risk covers.'
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, financial planning expert Vinay Mahajan offered some valuable investment tips
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
In 2021, there is the risk of interest rates spiking. Investors should tackle duration risk with a longer investment horizon, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
StanChart's India MF business sell out to UBS has been called off.
Investors lost as much as 20 per cent of their money put into equity focused mutual funds over the past one month as the benchmark stock index Sensex dropped about 11 per cent during the same period.
Domestic fund houses are of the view that the US Fed's status quo stance on rates is a positive indication for RBI to lower its lending rates.
Retail participation in mutual funds from beyond the top 15 cities in the country has increased remarkably in the past 18 months.
They are making switch to the high-growth alternative investments fund industry, reports Pavan Burugula.
Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
While regulators are trying to do their bit, the onus is on you to prove it.
'If an investor is ready to stay put for the next five years, one can consider investing in mid- and small-cap funds, but through SIPs.'
Strong MF investments, stemming of FII outflows and positive earnings in Q3 have helped market, say analysts.
Investors sinking lump sum money in equities seem to have applied the brakes.
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
A first in 7 years, the combined institutional investor flow stands at Rs 69,000 crore in 2016-17
'The good news is that till the time there is growth in gross domestic product, Indian markets will continue to rise.'
'The variables to watch include the monsoon, resolution of NBFC liquidity issues, GST collections, and NPA resolution.'
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
Since you are betting only on a few stocks, the risks are high.
But this might not be the best time to enter these, as probability of further reductions in near future is low
Sebi said Thapar-promoted and -related entities owed Rs 1,723.19 crore as receivables to the company, while connected parties owed another Rs 462.74 crore.
Arun Jaitley rejected the charge that the government is pro-rich.
Dalal Street is bullish on invest
Investors should take this opportunity to look at asset allocation and realign their portfolio.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
'MFs acted as reckless lenders and not as prudent investors.' 'Clearly, how debt funds are being run is a systemic issue,' warns Debashis Basu.
Experts expect the trend to continue in the near term.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
Paisa Bazaar, which recently forayed into online mutual fund distribution, has come out with a 20-second video clip featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. The ad, which talks about the benefits of investing in direct plans, has already got 1.6 million views on YouTube.
'I have been advising investors since the last couple of months to at least take their capital out.' 'Most of the people have made 50-60 per cent in the market, if not more, they must at least take their capital out.'
'It is easy to dramatise the events of today, but it is far more important to focus on the fact that we have a radically overvalued financial sector. It is a house of cards.'
Since August 2013, FIPB has approved two FDI proposals in the telecom sector.
