“The Great Gold Rally: Faith, Fear, and Fiat”
Gold is on a tear. In USD terms, it’s breached $4000 per troy ounce (1 troy ounce is 31.10 gms), and in Rupee...
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“ETFs vs Index Funds in India: Not the Same Game Yet”
Younger investors often ask me whether Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are better than mutual funds and why I am not aggressively recommending them. I...
The Trump Tariff Fiasco
Last week, on April 2nd, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping trade/import tariffs (taxes on goods and services bought from other countries) on...
SIF – A New Fund for The Risktaker!
This equity market correction leaves the traditional mutual fund investor bereft of options. The fund manager’s only choices are to buy or sell...
Yay or Nay on Multi Asset Mutual Funds?
A month ago, S. Naren, CIO Ipru Mf, created a flutter in Chennai while giving a talk to an association of IFAs. He...
Wake Up The Debt Mutual Fund Sleeping Beauty!
Indian equity markets continue their five-month downward spiral. The benchmarks have lost about 15% in value, but the broader market has seen a...
India’s Budget, Tariffs, Currency Fall & Risk-off in the Market
India’s Budget on 1 February was remarkable because it was low-key, matter-of-fact, and did not spring any unexpected populist surprises. Presumably, there was...
Ready Reckoner- New Products Introduced by SEBI
The mutual fund industry in India has witnessed a phenomenal surge in the past decade, with assets under management (AUM) growing over seven...
SIP Is Not The Only Road to Heaven!
At the outset, let me warn you that this is a preachy, ranty post. As equity markets are breaking all records, there is...
Indexation or Not – The Issue
The recent Budget presented by the Government sought to rationalise the Capital Gains tax levied on different asset classes, such as the sale...
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