Investor Alert   Deepak   Aggarwal |  May 15, 2013
Infrastructure funds are losing assets, and even as many try to invest in the financial sector, the performance is not adding up...

Small-cap upside   Research   Desk |  May 14, 2013
The mid- & small-cap fund category is evolving with pure small-cap funds finding a place for themselves...

Starting Trouble   Research   Desk |  May 10, 2013
FMPs are extending NFOs and some schemes are being withdrawn due to inadequate money...

Where do Investors Invest?      May 09, 2013
With the equity markets remaining volatile, investors have started to move their money to debt funds..

How much in and How much out   Research   Desk |  May 08, 2013
Funds that offered poor downside protection in 2011 saw heavy outflows, while those which preserved assets saw more money going into them in 2012...

Escaping the DDT   Research   Desk |  May 07, 2013
With dividend distribution tax going up in debt funds, the growth option looks the best choice...

A Three-day FD is a Fresh Idea   Research   Desk |  May 07, 2013
It is too early for liquid funds to worry about any big impact due to short-term fixed deposits...

Calculating Gains   Research   Desk |  May 06, 2013
Long-term gains on debt funds are not tax-free, as is the case with equity funds...

Make sense with short-term debt funds   Chirag   Madia |  Apr 30, 2013
Consider investing in short-term debt funds in case of fast approaching non-negotiable goals...

Income Funds Score over FMPs   Research   Desk |  Apr 26, 2013
Rate cuts have resulted in a shift to income funds, with FMPs losing out and going out of favour...

Income for Retirement   Research   Desk |  Apr 23, 2013
MIPs can act as buffer for non-routine expenses during retirement. They can't fulfill fixed monthly expenses...

Riding on Gilt   Research   Desk |  Apr 19, 2013
The recent interest rate cut has resulted in increase in gilt fund inflows over the past three months...

Ultra Short-term Funds over FDs   Research   Desk |  Apr 18, 2013
Ultra short-term debt funds are more tax efficient than bank FDs, especially for tenure of less than 1 year...

The Gilt Edge   Research   Desk |  Apr 16, 2013
Make the most from investments in government securities during a falling interest rate regime...

ETF Scorecard   Research   Desk |  Apr 11, 2013
The newly-launched RGESS may just spark off interest in the passively-managed ETFs all over again...