Renu Pothen

If we observe the 3 previous Budgets presented by Jaitley, it can be clearly seen that the focus of team NAMO remains the same and this government means business as usual.

Time to give a serious thought to tax saving funds

Stocks may be volatile in the short term, but can create wealth in long term. ELSS offers you to create wealth and saves taxes too.

Budget 2016: Fiscal prudence remains the top priority of the government

The Finance Minister has decided to adhere to maintaining a fiscal deficit of 3.9% and 3.5% in RE 2015-16 and BE 2016-17.

How to make the most of liquid funds

Liquid funds pose an opportunity to individuals, looking to park their funds for short time periods. However, do not select the fund that tops the charts.

Where are banking sector funds headed?

Banking sector funds are betting too much on two stocks - HDFC bank and ICICI Bank. These schemes' fund managers should allocate more to other opportunities in banking sector.

UTI Equity Fund - A review

During a bull market, this fund will not deliver superlative performance vis-à-vis some of the multi cap funds that are taking aggressive bets in the mid cap space. However, the fund will protect the downside whenever the markets become jittery.

How to fund child's education using mutual funds

If you have more than 10 years on hand, consider using SIP in aggressive equity funds. Otherwise stick to debt oriented funds and balanced funds.

What should an investor do when two mutual funds merge?

Ongoing consolidation in mutual fund industry has reduced options for investors. Investors in schemes that are getting merged into other schemes, have to take into account number of variables before taking a decision.

Tax Saving options with mutual funds

Dr.Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explains tax saving options with mutual funds.

Tax implications in case of using STP, SWP and SIP

Dr. Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explains what are the tax implications in case of using STP, SWP and SIP.

When is the right time to sell your fund?

Dr. Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explains when is the right time to sell your fund.

What are the factors that influence the performance of MFs?

Dr.Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explains what are the factors that influence the performance of mutual funds.

How to retire rich with mutual funds?

Dr.Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explains how to retire rich with mutual funds.

What are the rights that are available to a MF holder?

Dr.Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explains the rights that are available to a mutual fund (MF) holder.

What are the different plans that mutual funds offer?

Dr.Renu Pothen, Research Head of Fundsupermart.com explained what are the different plans that mutual funds offer.

Investor feedback - is mutual fund industry listening?

Mutual Funds are instruments wherein investor‘s resources are pooled together and is given to an expert fund management team who then allocates it among different equities or fixed income instruments.

SEBI colour coding norms on mutual funds demystified!

Dr. Renu Pothen of fundsupermart.com analyses Sebi's colour coding norms for Mutual Funds.

Are Balanced Funds for you?

In the current market turmoil, most of the investors want to take shelter in balanced funds as they believe that an experienced fund manager will be able to allocate their money between equity and fixed income instruments. But are Balanced Funds suitable for you? Read this space to know more.

Mutual Fund - A tool for wealth creation

MFs often witness inflow of money when the markets escalates and similarly redemption when it plummets. These sudden upward & downward spikes should not bother investors. Rather they should create an appropriate portfolio that is based on their risk profile managed by efficient fund management team with a good track record, reckons Renu Pothen

Goal-based Funds: A must have in your portfolio

Goal-based funds help investors to remain focused on the investment without reacting to market volatility. Investment advisor Renu Pothen gives us an insight on how goal based funds help investors to achieve their investment objective.

Union Budget FY2011-12: Fundsupermart.com India

The huge emphasis given to the rural economy and the infrastructure space will help in maintaining a GDP growth of above 8.50% even if there are some concerns on the external and internal front in the short term.