Parag Parikh, Founder of PPFAS AMC Pvt. Ltd, shared his views in a panel discussion on value investing. Being an expert on the subject of behavioural finance, a stock market veteran and an author, his insights were brilliant. He nailed it down to one single take-away. There are no stock market geniuses. Just those savvy […]
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. […]
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 […]
In the last fifteen years, we have lived through at least two market crashes. Despite that the market bounced back to new highs what does this demonstrate?. The next time you think it’s a good idea to get in and out of the market based on some vague notion that you can predict ups and […]
Allowing emotions to rule your investment strategy is, and always has been, a recipe for disaster. All great investors follow a strict diet of discipline, strategy and risk management. The early days of the New Year are a good time to reflect and consider the year past. 2017 WAS ONE OF THE BEST YEARS FOR […]
Equity Markets Outlook Global: Surge in the world economies. Growth is picking up. Strong US economy, China picking up. Though commodities are best, equities are more favoured asset class among global investors. Only US continues to increase rates. Japanese equities likely to do well when there is strong US dollar. Money printing continues in Europe […]
Brexit- Impact on global markets- Volatility ahead! Who will be the next RBI Governor? Will GST bill get passed in the parliament soon? These kind of headlines gets attention every day. The information flow is unstoppable and these headline news creates anxiety. Human mind has a tendency to react without understanding the impact the news […]
Many of you must be familiar with the name ‘National pension Scheme (NPS) ‘. Last year after budget 2015 it has got much attention through media and corporates alike for the additional tax benefit announced. We received many queries from our existing clients if it is worth to invest in NPS or not. Many corporates […]
Today Government of India (GOI) announced opening of second tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond issue.The issue is open for subscription till January 22.We got a query for should one look at investing in this scheme? Here is our quick take on the scheme. This is one of the Schemes which GOI wants to promote to […]
“The stock market is a giant distraction for the business of investing” –John Bogle Over the last few weeks, the equity market has been extremely volatile. As usual some of you might have started feeling uncomfortable about this volatility. Volatility is very much part of equity market feature. It’s all driven by sentiments. Here is […]