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Fuelled by generous amounts of venture funding, a new concept has rapidly taken root in the world of investing: Robo Advisors. The idea is seductive--instead of being dependent on finding (and paying) a sincere, skilled and experienced financial advisor, investors can use the services of an automated, software driven advisory services. In India too, we are seeing a number of such services being launched by players both new and old. What exactly are robo advisors promising, and what are the prospects that they will deliver these services? Read The Robots are Here!, the cover story of the March 2016 issue of Mutual Fund Insight to find out.
Mid-cap funds combine the best and worst of fund investing. They can give great returns, but as we have seen recently, investors need to be cautious too. Our Category Watch for the month is on these funds, in which you can learn the ins and outs of investing in these funds. In the accompanying Fund Analyst's Choice read detailed analyses of eight mid-cap funds that our team has chosen for you.
"We are overshooting on the pessimism", says Lalit Nambiar, who is EVP and Fund Manager (Equities) and heads research at UTI Mutual Fund. Read our exclusive interview with him, where he discusses many aspects of the situation that equity investors face today. In getting personal, read about Anup Maheshwari, Executive VP and Head of Equities, DSP BlackRock, and what drives him on personal and professional fronts.
In our regular feature, The Plan, our experts examine an actual investor's portfolio in and suggested an action plan to align it to his life goals. This month, we have a young medium-income couple who are recently married and have a variety of long-term and short-term goals. In Buy Sell Hold, our team answers investment queries from our readers.
In Fund Radar, read a report on the annual Pension Conclave organised by the PFRDA, as well as our comment on the new eKYC norms and the service based on it. In Portfolio Moves, examine our x-ray of the way DSP BlackRock Micro Cap Fund has managed to navigate a tricky year. We also have our other regular features like Fund Diary, regular columns from Aarati Krishnan and Vivek Kaul, as well as our comprehensive Scorecard of Mutual Fund data.
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