MMFs are a good option for the current environment, observes Sarbajeet K Sen.
Auto makers are in the midst of a rally with the NSE auto index up 17.5 per cent since the start of February.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
With stock prices at elevated levels, investors must cut valuation risks in their portfolio
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
While the market may remain volatile this year, analysts expect equities to deliver positive returns by outperforming inflation and government bonds, supported by the fiscal stimulus in the US.
The unlocking of the economy since June led to a significant recovery in various macro, micro and high-frequency data points, resulting in the equity markets surpassing their previous lifetime highs.
This is a shift as until recent months, fund managers were reducing exposure to these sectors.
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.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Equity MF schemes recorded worst inflows in three and a half years at Rs 1,311 crore for November. Investors across the board have taken money off the table as markets have scaled new highs. Industry experts said SIPs had stayed intact, which is a healthy sign for the MF industry.
MFs have garnered record assets in the past one year, led by increased investor participation through SIPs and robust returns in mid-cap schemes.
The number of equity schemes rose to 562 from 519 two years ago. Equity NFOs, in fact, have mopped up more than Rs 16,000 crore since 2018 - 2.7 times the Rs 5,948 crore collected in the preceding three calendar years.
In September, net equity inflows stood at Rs 6,609 crore, compared to Rs 9,152 crore in the previous month. In the last four months, this is the lowest net inflow tally seen by the equity category.
In 2021, there is the risk of interest rates spiking. Investors should tackle duration risk with a longer investment horizon, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
If you are in credit opportunity funds, income funds or dynamic bond funds for a long-term goal, stay put.
Except for September quarter, which had net inflows of $196 million, all other quarters had outflows.
Gold funds have returned -5.2 per cent, while the Sensex is down 7 per cent in the past year.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Nearly three-fourths of the debt money, as of April 30, 2019, was invested in securities with duration of less than three years.
In April, the inflows into equity schemes dropped 60% compared to the previous month to Rs 4,608 crore, the lowest since Sept 2016.
In a chat on rediff.com, Feroze Azeez offered valuable tips.
Of the 70 international feeder funds, more than half have made losses in 2014.
In 2015, foreign investors slowed net buying of Indian equities.
Post the correction over the past one year, we are seeing opportunities across sectors.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
India put up a dull performance among emerging economies this year.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
If your fund's expense ratio has risen dramatically after Sebi's recent changes, compare it with the category average before switching.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
In October, the contribution through SIPs rose to Rs 79.85 billion, up 42% compared to the same month last year.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
The market for vinyl collapsed with the advent of CDs in 1982. But LPs, as they were fondly called, have made a comeback in the past ten years, with certain editions costing quite a packet
Debt funds have exposure of nearly Rs 8,000 crore to Zee group papers. Aditya Birla MF, HDFC MF, Franklin Templeton MF, and ICICI Prudential MF have the highest exposure, reports Samie Modak.
