Last week, we looked at why you should invest in small-cap and mid-cap funds. This week, we’d like to share with you some small-cap funds you should consider investing in and why. The three funds in this category that we recommend are HDFC Small Cap Fund, SBI Small Cap Fund, and L&T Emerging Businesses Fund. […]
The Mint asked us this question. They were writing a piece on the way forward for such funds. They wanted to know our thoughts on this because of a few small-cap funds re-opening their window for subscriptions. This was after a few fund houses took a call to selectively to close the subscription to their […]
Daniel Pink has written many thought provoking books. Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. 2012 are a few of them. In Drive, Pink challenges theories on what motivates people. Pink asserts that […]
Investors who are looking for an investment that offers stability of the corpus and good returns can invest in Franklin India Equity Savings Fund. This is new fund offering, we are reviewing for you. It is an open-ended fund. This means you can invest in it even after it closes and lists. Please note – […]
Last week, I was reading a blog by Carl Richards on talking about money. It struck me as an important topic. That is why I want to talk about it with you. Many Indian families don’t talk about money frankly. Practically speaking family member should know about the savings, wealth etc. When you have a […]
If your portfolio comprises investments in mutual funds, how does the rise and fall in market indices affect it? Does it? If not, why not? All this and more we will demystify/illustrate in this short note about the relationship between your fund investment and broader market indices. The recent euphoric all time rise in Sensex […]
Change is hard. All efforts of changing things in business, organization, society or home boils down to one fact – Can we get people to start behaving in a new way? Chip & Dan Heath give a framework to how to instill this change and SWITCH behavior to achieve the desired outcome. In Switch: How […]
“I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath This is one of the strongest reasons to read books and learn new things and fill your life with more satisfying experiences about all the things that interest you and make a difference […]
One of the essentials of good investment planning is preparing for the future, whatever it may bring. Therefore, a vital component of a solid investment planning is an emergency fund. An emergency fund is designed to cover a financial shortfall when an unexpected expense crops up. Your emergency fund can serve as a place to […]
Mutual Fund Scheme categorisation is in the news. What is it and how does it affect you as an investor? As per the mandate from SEBI (market regulator), each fund house must now classify existing schemes under a set of categories. SEBI has introduced this in order to streamline the number of schemes available in […]