DSPBR Mutual Fund recently sent out an information email to the investors of its debt funds including DSP BlackRock Money Manager Fund and DSP BlackRock Ultra Short Term Fund. As a result of the SEBI prescribed categorisation, the schemes are undergoing change in fundamental attributes. What should you do as an investor? What is DSP Blackrock Money […]
The case of the missing investment – It’s not bitcoin!
“I have invested in stocks, mutual funds, PF, FDs, Real Estate, Gold, etc. I thought that was it all. Until I realised the one big missing investment. Guess what, I am not alone.” Raghavan has been working in software for close to a decade and a half. When we were discussing his financial goals, the […]
The only question about money that you should ask
You agree that New Year resolutions are a waste of time. Most of us make resolutions only to let them die in a matter of days or weeks. Frankly, I stopped making resolutions years ago. Instead this is what I do. I ask just one question to myself – What is important to me? Once […]
Be cautious with debt funds in 2018 – Interview with Arvind Chari
Last week, small savings rates payable for Jan to Mar 2018 were cut by 0.2%. As an investor, you feel unnerved and are thinking if there is something else that needs to be done to get the most of our of your investments. Should you invest in bonds / debt funds? If yes, where? What […]
The tricky aspect of saving for your child’s education
Child’s education is a very close to the heart dream for any parent. Who doesn’t want to provide the best children to their child? But sometimes there is a conflict between serving your own goals and those for your child. The way to resolve the emotional conflict is to first understand the numbers and then […]
Kotak Select Focus Fund – What you need to know!
Continuing with our series of dissecting funds with large asset growth, today we take up yet another darling of the investors – Kotak Select Focus Fund. This is a fund which has become 4 times in size over just the past 2 years. What is clicking for this fund? Let’s find out. Let’s start with […]