Renowned Malayalam actor Prathap Pothen passes away at 69, tributes pour inThe actor has worked in over 100 films in a career spanning seven decades.
Cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia stall over chemical residue norms“Cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia, which resumed in May this year after a long gap, have again stopped since July, as they have removed the...
Year-end special: Passive funds outperform actively-managed largecap funds in 2018You could very well call 2018 as the year of passive largecap mutual fund.
It is raining closed-ended equity mutual fund schemes. Should you buy them?Many mutual fund houses are busy launching closed-ended equity schemes these days. Why?
Top tax-saving mutual funds are underperforming. Should you worry?Investors are quite perturbed to note the huge gap between the performance of these schemes and their peers.
Don’t ignore your risk profile while investing in ELSSIt is important to invest in a scheme whose investment style matches your risk profile.
Dynamic Bond Funds are giving negative returns. What should you do?Most investors are asking aloud whether they should get out of these schemes considering the volatility experienced after the RBI policy.
BSL Frontline Equity Fund: Consistent performer in all phasesIn the past five-year and ten-year periods, the scheme has given 16.5% and 14% returns, while its benchmark S&P BSE200 has given 11.1% and ...
Soaring old eco stocks give HDFC funds a big boostHDFC Top 200, which manages Rs 11,718 crore, is up 17.3%, the top gainer in the large-cap fund category.
What you should do if your mutual fund gets acquiredWith several fund houses shutting shop or selling out, the trend of consolidation within the sector is getting stronger. Should investors w...
Why investors should bet on US-focused mutual fundsBeing invested in dollar-based assets will aid diversification and reduce the impact of rupee depreciation on your portfolio.
ELSS fund: Why you should combine tax savings with sound returnsWhen investors put their money in a tax-saving product, they are usually concerned only with the amount of tax they will save.
By overlooking mutual funds with a small corpus size, you could miss out on many outperformersSmall-sized funds that have consistently given attractive returns are also worth a dekko. It is time you started going by the returns rathe...
Why you need to be careful before investing in sectoral fundsA sector fund allows you to take concentrated exposure in a particular sector that you believe will do well in the immediate future.
Chinese market in correction mode: Is it worth investing?In spite of a recent rally following a cut in interest rates, the Chinese market is now on correction mode. in other words, it is trading a...
With market boom in India, should you still bet on international funds?Changes in the tax structure, along with the expected economic recovery and stock market boom, have made the international funds lose their...
India Inc to offer 7% pay hike this yearWhile FMCG and pharma sectors are more robust in terms of salary hikes, the likes of banking, IT and auto are sharply reducing their increm...