Today I am sharing some questions that I have answered recently. I hope they are helpful to you as well. Q: On tracking error, is it even a relevant parameter that should be considered while making a decision regarding which fund to invest? Is their a data source which captures the tracking error across various […]
ICICI Pru Asset Allocator Fund of Funds – A peek inside
ICICI Pru Asset Allocator Fund of funds invests dynamically in a mix of equity, bonds and gold. It is emerging in several shortlists and a top fund as per star ratings. Should you consider investing in this fund? A large part of the mutual fund industry has been to bring FD and LIC investors into […]
How I see this mutual fund portfolio
Why does an investor end up with a bloated mutual fund portfolio? This is a question I ask everytime I see one. I want to know the reasons, specially the investor’s thinking in doing so. Here’s how a mutual fund portfolio is looking.
The LightHouse – Sept 2022 ‘Value’ Edition is out
Yes, the LightHouse edition for Sept 2022 is ready now and on its way to the subscribers. This edition is a special one where we cover some new ground. The Lighthouse theme this time is “Value” – a different lens for our investing decisions. Here’s the sneak peek into all the high value insights packed […]
The crux of value investing
For a long, long time, I struggled to understand what value investing means? Investing is investing, after all. What is the point in giving these tags of growth investing, value investing, evidence based investing, etc. etc.? And yet, some of the foremost investors in the world practise and preach value investing. Mutual funds such as […]
An experiment with Barbell Portfolios
A barbell portfolio has 2 simple components. Absolutely no risk with one part of the portfolio. All the risk is taken with the other part. Typically, a barbell portfolio’s safe part is in govt securities, bonds or Bank Fixed Deposits, anything that has no default risk. The other part is exposed to a risk that […]
