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Sukanya Samriddhi vs Child Mutual Fund
Investment basics
Pavithra Jaivant

Sukanya Samriddhi vs Child Mutual Fund – which one is better?

Becoming a parent affects every aspect of your life and your money is no exception. You not only have to plan for your own life goals, but for those of your children as well, such as education. For the purpose of building a corpus for young daughters, the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme is an attractive option to evaluate.
However, when evaluating the Sukanya Samriddhi option, a common question is how it compares with child mutual funds. So if it is Sukanya Samriddhi vs Child mutual fund, which one should you choose?

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Pavithra Jaivant June 29, 2023 6 Comments
Prime fund recommendation - A fund to play the small cap pick up
Categories
Vidya Bala

Prime Fund recommendation: A fund to play the small cap pick up

Mid and small-cap funds form a part of a long-term portfolio to boost overall portfolio returns. But there are times when these market-cap segments underperform for various reasons. The small-cap index spent much of nearly two years languishing behind the Nifty 50. This is now changing, serving up a good opportunity to focus on the small-cap segment.

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Vidya Bala June 1, 2023 19 Comments
6 investment styles – which one suits you?
Stocks
Aarati Krishnan

6 investment styles – which one suits you?

Apart from the fund manager’s skill, a hidden factor that explains such return differences is the investment styles in which each fund is managed. Right now, many of the funds that have managed to top the charts with a 16% return are value-style funds, while the laggards are growth-oriented ones. 

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Aarati Krishnan May 25, 2023 13 Comments
SEBI sees through AMCs’ games - How the new MF proposals will impact you
Mutual funds & ETFs
Vidya Bala

SEBI sees through AMCs’ games –  How the new MF proposals will impact you

Last week, we made a quiet note about SEBI’s consultation paper on mutual funds in the PrimeInvestor Community. A consultation paper solicits opinion from the public on proposals mooted by the regulator, along with rationale for such proposals. Do note that these are proposals and have not been implemented.

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Vidya Bala May 23, 2023 6 Comments
NFO Review - HDFC Defence Fund
Mutual funds & ETFs
Bhavana Acharya

NFO Review: HDFC Defence Fund

If there’s one NFO that’s trying to be a hop out of the regular, it is the HDFC Defence Fund. And with good reason – the defence space has been garnering increasing attention in stock markets with defence plays rallying. This open-ended thematic fund opens for subscription today.

HDFC Defence will be the only fund on the defence theme, making it differentiated from other sector offerings. There’s also no denying the scope in the defence sector, especially after key changes in defence capex spending which focuses on indigenous procurement. So, can this NFO make a good portfolio addition?

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Bhavana Acharya May 18, 2023 4 Comments
The many facets of front-running and insider trading
Markets
R Balakrishnan

The many facets of front-running and insider trading 

SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) has levelled charges of front-running against two big institutions that may Indians are invested with – LIC and Axis Mutual Fund. Front running and its close cousin – insider trading – were quite widely prevalent in the days of yore, before SEBI drafted elaborate regulations to keep such practices at bay. But what do today’s investors need to know about these malpractices? Here’s an explainer.

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R Balakrishnan May 11, 2023 1 Comment
Prime fund recommendation - a beaten down sector to pick up now
Mutual funds & ETFs
Vidya Bala

Prime Fund Recommendation: A beaten-down sector to pick up now

Getting into a sector when the going is rough can pay off as kinks get ironed out and prospects look up. The complexity of this sector, along with other factors, has led to steep underperformance against the Nifty 50. But with more clarity now emerging on sustainable growth from here as well as a shift in the contours of the sector, this may be an opportune time to build up exposure to this beaten-down sector.

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Vidya Bala May 9, 2023 13 Comments
4 metrics to choose the best index funds and ETFs
Mutual funds & ETFs
Aarati Krishnan

4 Metrics to choose the best index funds and ETFs

“Which equity fund should I buy?” When asked an open-end question like this, most financial experts recommend an index fund. Choosing an index fund is supposed to be far easier than choosing an active fund from the hundreds of schemes. But the number and variety of index funds in India has mushroomed too. There are about 94 open-end equity index funds, while over 120 equity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are listed on the exchanges. So, if you’re thinking of buying an index fund, how do you choose the right one? Here are four metrics to choose the best index funds and ETFs.

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Aarati Krishnan May 4, 2023 6 Comments
Prime Fund Recommendation: A multi-asset fund for long-term portfolios
Mutual funds & ETFs
Bhavana Acharya

Prime Fund Recommendation: A multi-asset fund for long-term portfolios

Multi-asset allocation funds as a category are not easy to use. With funds in the category having the freedom to swing drastically between asset classes, the aspects to consider range from how asset allocation calls are taken, how much the allocation changes, whether this translates into returns, and finally what the taxation is going to be.

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Bhavana Acharya April 18, 2023 17 Comments
Whats firing up gold prices and what you can do about it.
Gold
Aarati Krishnan

What’s firing up gold prices and what you can do about it

After lying low for a while, gold as an asset class has woken up from its long slumber in the last six months. International gold prices, which fell by 3.3% in 2021 and 0.3% in 2022, have gained 9% so far in 2023 (as of April 11) and are up by 20% in the last six months. In India, gold prices recently bounced off a lifetime high of over Rs 61,000/10 grams, having gained 18% in the last six months. This recent run has made investors sit up and take notice of sovereign gold bonds, gold ETFs and other vehicles to own gold. But should you jump on the bullion bandwagon now?

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Aarati Krishnan April 13, 2023 20 Comments

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