Expert Views

The changing role of gold in your investment portfolio  

19 Jun 2013, 11.59 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Gold has hit headlines repeatedly. The investment in this instrument delivered a CAGR of 17.30 percent over the period of 10 years. But lately, the go...

Why many Indian investors shun equities  

18 Jun 2013, 5.04 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian investors by investors follow a very conservative investing approach and hence it is seen that equities (including equity mutual funds) compris...

Rupee at 58 to a dollar, what should you do?  

18 Jun 2013, 5.02 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Rupee at its low against dollar! But how does this impact your investments? Financial expert Amit Trivedi analysis the impact of deprecating rupee on...

Decoding debt funds for the investor  

14 Jun 2013, 12.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Debt mutual funds generate returns for their investors' by investing in bonds or deposits of various kinds. In the current interest regime financial e...

DSP Blackrock Equity Fund - Suitable for long term investor  

14 Jun 2013, 12.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

DSP Blackrock Equity Fund is an open ended equity diversified fund launched in April 1997. The fund has delivered good performance since inception and...

Should you have an exposure to equity markets abroad?  

12 Jun 2013, 11.57 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Many experts believed that India being the developing economy, it would bear fruitful investment in the years to come. However, at the time of global ...

Handy tips for first time Mutual Fund investors  

11 Jun 2013, 9.43 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

As you are a first-time investor you can either invest into large cap or balanced funds....

Why it is wise to choose SWP over dividend option in MIPs  

10 Jun 2013, 12.52 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Monthly Income Plan works out to be the best option for investors in need of regular flow of income. However, dividend option of monthly income plan d...

BOI Axa Equity Fund: Not suitable for risk averse investors  

07 Jun 2013, 1.08 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

BOI Axa Equity Fund has not fared well and has remained an underperformer for most of the investing period. According to Arnav Pandya, investors with ...

Do you choose your mutual fund options wisely?  

06 Jun 2013, 2.07 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

When it comes to investing in Mutual Funds, investors gives more preference to top rated schemes. In their hunt to invest in best scheme, they often o...

Debt funds demystified! Know which fund suits you the best  

06 Jun 2013, 2.07 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Debt mutual funds has proved to be an attractive investment in current interest regime. However, due to plethora of options available in the market to...

ETFs or Index Funds - Which one suits you the best?  

05 Jun 2013, 10.55 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Although Index mutual funds and Exchange traded funds looks similar but they in real term they differ in various aspect. Financial expert Kripananda C...

Looking for steady fund? Choose ICICI Pru Focused Bluechip  

31 May 2013, 6.35 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund has remained true to its stated objective by consistently delivering steady returns. Investors looking t...

DWS Investment Opportunity: Suitable for high-risk takers  

24 May 2013, 11.26 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

DWS Investment Opportunity Fund is an open ended fund belonging to Diversified Equity category. According to financial expert Arnav Pandya, investors ...

Mutual fund & their tax benefits  

23 May 2013, 12.16 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

There are often questions in the mind of investors whether a mutual fund that they have chosen for the purpose of investment will get the benefit of S...

Importance of rebalancing investment portfolio   

22 May 2013, 10.33 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

To maintain a healthy portfolio, it is important to identify and eliminate unsuitable elements in the portfolio, which may damage your overall returns...

Pick the right fund to benefit from falling interest rates  

21 May 2013, 3.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Interest rates are likely to fall down in the given drooping inflation index. As it is a well known fact that interest rates and bond prices are inver...

Bond with the bond funds  

21 May 2013, 11.39 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Fixed Income instruments are becoming increasingly popular among investors in the current interest regime. While many investments provide some form of...

Four critical things that you should look in a MF Factsheet  

19 May 2013, 4.47 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Most of the mutual fund investors look only at the NAV ignoring other important factors in a Mutual Fund fact sheet. Financial expert Vivek Sharma exp...

IDFC Sterling Equity: Good performer; holds strong outlook  

17 May 2013, 11.16 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

IDFC Sterling Equity Fund had delivered good performance over different time frame. Accoring to Arnav Pandya, this fund focuses on medium sized compan...

Have you rebalanced your portfolio?  

16 May 2013, 3.49 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Markets touching new highs is making investors perplex on whether to book profit, invest or hold their investment. It is always advisable to realign y...

Why investment goal is important to build a good portfolio  

15 May 2013, 1.33 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Investor often make mistake of investing blankly without setting appropriate goal. This later leads to investors been dissatisfied with returns on his...

The best time to invest is when you have the money   

15 May 2013, 12.56 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

A typical question asked by investors to a financial advisor is 'What is a good time to invest in equity funds?' According to financial expert Sanjiv ...

Global Funds - Should they be a part of your portfolio  

14 May 2013, 5.09 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

All global markets and assets do not necessarily move in tandem. Hence there exists the possibility that losses in one place can be offset by gains el...

Reliance Long Term Equity Fund: Invest with 3 yrs horizon  

10 May 2013, 11.04 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Reliance Long Term Equity Fund has been a moderate performer across different time frame. According to Arnav Pandya, this fund is suitable for investo...