With the Indian market indices NIFTY 50 and S&P BSE Sensex hitting all-time high and recovering the losses from the market crash, most mutual funds have witnessed improvement in performance. However, there are still many actively managed funds that have been unable to catch up with the benchmark. Therefore, Passive investing strategy is increasingly becoming popular among…
After a cumulative 250 bps rate cut since 2019, interest rates appear to have bottomed out and are expected to inch up in the coming years. When that happens, there will be an adverse impact on the returns from long duration debt funds. Thus, the short-term debt fund category currently looks attractive from investment point…
The Economic survey 2020-21 tabled in parliament on Friday estimated that India’s economy could contract 7.7% in FY21, mainly due to the havoc wreaked by the pandemic. However, the survey also predicts that Indian economy will have a V-shaped recovery in the next financial year 2021-22. Looking at the current domestic market scenario, with the…
The mere mention of the word ‘Retirement’ brings a certain relief to those who have been working for decades at their respective jobs. You see, retirement are those golden years and the awaited phase of life were the daily struggles come to an end, but only if you have an effective retirement plan. However, it…
The Indian markets have witnessed a strong momentum over the past few months and achieved an important milestone on 21st January 2021 with the S&P BSE Sensex crossing 50,000 for the first time. Also, the market index has nearly doubled from its lows in March last year. In addition, the news around the upcoming Union Budget has…
In the past year, India’s equity markets have experienced extreme volatility.The year 2021 has started on a good note, giving way to some optimism about a faster economic recovery. In addition, vaccine disbursement has been made to stop the spread of COVID-19 and therefore, benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 are scaling new…
