Goal Based Investment Planning
What is Goal Based Investment Planning? OPEN EXCEL SHEET ATTACHED AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE Goal Based investment planning helps identify long term financial goals and works best when started early to create the desired surplus for future. It is not a very developed practice in India but is gaining increasing traction with more […]
Can Debt Mutual Funds Give Negative Returns?
Short Answer – Of course yes. What Are Debt Mutual Funds? A debt mutual fund invests in various fixed interest bearing instruments, primarily government and corporate bonds, NCDs, preferential shares and cash equivalents. Just like a fixed deposit, these instruments pay interest to the bearer. The Government of India is the largest issuer of bonds […]
Fixed Income fund Ideas in Rising Market
With debt fund returns falling, a lot of investors are selling their fixed income fund. With rising inflation, the chances of another rate cut look dim, because of which there has been little (and in some cases, negative return in debt funds). At first I believe that long term investors should not worry too much […]
Invesco India RISE Portfolio – PMS Review
Here’s a look at the Invesco India RISE Portfolio. The basic portfolio strategy aims at investing in companies with: R: Recovery in Demand I: Idle Capacity with interest costs declining due to declining financial leverage S: Superior business models with healthy balance sheets and a potential for earnings to jump back quickly E: Earnings Recovery […]
Fixed Income Funds – Recommendations
As the stock markets touch new highs some investors are looking at moving money to fixed income funds, while many others have already done a fair bit of that. Has the bull market just started or will we see a crash from these levels? No matter what your view, it makes sense for you to move a […]
Right Time to Invest in Thematic Funds
Thematic Funds– Contrary to the popular perception that thematic funds invest only in sector specific stocks like IT, Pharma, banking etc., in reality thematic funds are growth oriented equity schemes which invest in a set of stocks/companies that are positioned to benefit from particular trends such as government policies or technological changes that are expected to have […]
Best Mutual Fund Allocation
Single most important strategic decision in investing is how best you allocate your mutual funds investments. There are different types of mutual funds available to invest in including equity, index, debt, liquid, gold and thematic funds (like infrastructure, Pharma etc) – the list is quite exhaustive. Keep in mind that you don’t have to invest in […]
Top Monthly Income Plans in India
Monthly Income Plans (MIPs) are debt oriented mutual funds, which invest a small part of the fund (15-25 %) in equities. MIPs offers regular income in the form of periodic (monthly, quarterly, half-yearly) dividend payouts. Investors can invest in MIPs with two options – [1] Monthly Income Plans with Growth Option: Here, the money is not […]
What Happen if you Miss Your Mutual Fund SIP installment?
Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is a regular and disciplined way of investing money in mutual funds. SIP allows you to invest a certain pre-determined amount at a regular interval (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc). SIP helps the investor inculcate the habit of saving and building wealth for the future. Read More – How to Start Systematic Investment […]
5 Rules for Selecting Mutual Funds
Thinking about investing? Not sure about the right way to go about selecting mutual funds scheme? With so many funds schemes in the market, the task of selecting a mutual fund becomes mind boggling. With so much information available over the internet, the task of selecting a mutual fund becomes even more confusing. In this […]