I am sure you have read the newspapers about how some debt funds have lost value courtesy their holdings of various group companies of IL&FS. As a result you too see a loss in the current value of your investment. You were not prepared for it. To quickly summarise, a rating agency questioned the financial […]
Franklin India Debt funds – Likely impact of SEBI’s scheme rationalisation
I received an email from Franklin Templeton India about their debt fund schemes – a reckoner of sorts. Frankly, I was expecting information on their scheme rationalisation. Looks like they need more time. Anyways, here’s how I see the schemes change after the AMC implements SEBI’s circular for scheme rationalisation. So, this is what I did.
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 […]
Debt Mutual Funds and Structured Obligations (SO) – Does it mean more risk?
The Franklin Ultra Short Bond fund is a debt mutual fund which invests in various short term corporate bonds, government securities and money market instruments. If you look at the holdings of this fund, you will observe that they all carry a credit rating. A credit rating gives an idea about how safe or not is the […]