For quite some time, there is a debate going on between active mutual fund schemes and passive ones. There is a shift happening in favour of passive funds. The argument…
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Arbitrage Funds’ Spreads Are Attractive, And Investors Must Take Advantage
The prevalent discussions and debates in the mutual fund space have been about mid- and small-cap valuations, loss of tax advantage for debt funds, SIP (systematic investment plan) mobilizations, new…
Your Money: All The Good News Is There In The Price
While the view on debt funds is positive, you have to wait for a rally For some time, there is a positivity going around in the context of bond /…
How Indexation Works In MFs
The Finance Act, 2023, has taken away the indexation benefit from debt mutual funds. It states that the gains from the growth option of funds with equity allocation of less…
Nifty At 20K: Invest For The Long Term To Win Big
On 10-year holding, percentage of positive outcomes is 100%. The index voyaged from 1,000 to 20,000 in little under 28 years. To reach 10,000 it took little less than 22…
Are Individual Equity Investors Moving Towards Mfs?
The share of individual investors in stock market trades fell to 34.9 percent in FY24, till July 2023 from a 45 percent share in FY21. A look at the increase…
Your Money: Performing Credits Carry Higher Risks
But their yield levels are higher than that of debt MF portfolios In the context of investing in bonds / debentures, the risk level of getting or not getting your…
Debt Funds Still Work, Even Without Indexation Benefits
Inflows in debt funds continue despite the removal of indexation benefits, which was more of a psychological shock than hard fact. When the Finance Act 2023 took away the indexation…
Taking Advantage Of Arbitrage Funds
In the May 2023 issue, we discussed some hybrid fund options that can replace debt in view of the changes in the taxation rules. We will now discuss arbitrage funds…
Hybrid Fund Options In Lieu Of Debt
Hybrid funds are being favoured with changes in tax laws. Two of these are arbitrage funds and equity savings funds. These funds are less volatile than equity funds. At at…
Your Money: Make SIP The Basis Of Your Wealth Creation Strategy
Your Money: Make SIP the basis of your wealth creation strategy. YOU CAN Build up your investment portfolio either through ad-hoc lump-sum deployments, or through disciplined periodic flows. For the…
MC Explains | The Difference Between Debt Duration Fund And Duration Call. Choose Wisely
Debt fund investors will benefit once interest rates begin to fall. But nobody knows for sure when interest rates will start to go down, although market experts have begun making…