2020 marked a culmination of the problems that started to emerge since 2018 in the debt fund space, triggering a flight to safety. Lakhs of investors were left stuck as they faced an unprecedented event where 6 debt schemes announced winding up. The risk in debt funds played out for real and like never before. […]
Should you be adventurous with bonds or debt funds? – Insights for 2019 with Arvind Chari
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 […]
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 […]