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    Gilt Funds: Is it time to jump on to the roller coaster of returns?

    In the long term, gilt funds can outperform most other fixed-income funds. But they can be volatile in the short term as seen in the returns of the last couple of years

    Nikhil Walavalkar
    Dhuraivel Gunasekaran
    August 01, 2023 / 07:44 IST
    The biggest advantage of these schemes is the absence of credit risk. Since government securities are backed by sovereign guarantees, there is little chance of default
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