The year 2018 was one year when investors had a rude realisation that debt funds are not always safe and linear as they are made out to be. The IL&FS default, NBFC issues, oil prices, inflation contributed to a fairly volatile scenario for bonds. Investors now wonder, what is in store for 2019? Will things […]
ABSL Nifty Next 50 ETF – Is ABSL MF asking you to exit Frontline Equity Fund?
I have received a note from ABSL MF announcing their ABSL Nifty Next 50 ETF. The note outlines the growing category of ETFs around the world and in India. One statement caught my eye. Popularity of ETFs have increased particularly in 2018, when Large Cap funds across industry found it difficult to beat benchmarks. This […]
John Bogle’s 8 rules to build your mutual fund portfolio
Time and again, it has been proven that simple rules can help you build the most sensible of an investment portfolio and relieve your mind of the load arising from unnecessary complexity. Here are some rules that are offered by none other than John C Bogle, one of the most important persons worldwide in the […]
Quantum Long Term Equity Value Fund – Know your Fund
Can a small mutual fund scheme set the benchmark on industry norms, practise value investing in its truest form, does not have a rockstar image fund manager and yet deliver meaningfully for its investors? Warren Buffett laid out 2 rules with respect to investing. Rule no. 1 – Never lose money; Rule no. 2 – […]
