Value Research

How to rebalance a portfolio in the case of SIP investments? 07.05.2021 1:47 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar suggests a simple way of rebalancing your portfolio without attracting short-term capital gains tax

Are corporate-bond funds better than short-duration funds? 06.05.2021 1:37 ↓

Here’s what Dhirendra Kumar thinks about corporate-bond funds

Where and how should I invest right now? 05.05.2021 4:22 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar explains why SIP s are important

How do interest rates affect debt funds? 04.05.2021 2:35 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar explains how fluctuations in interest rates affect the returns from debt funds

With an impending market correction, should I book profits from equity funds and invest in gold? 03.05.2021 3:31 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar shares his views on investments in gold funds

To increase my SIP amount, should I cancel the current SIP & start a new one? 29.04.2021 3:41 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta discusses various alternatives to increase the SIP amount and the conditions when they are relevant

With Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip now having a cap on the SIP amount, should I exit it? 28.04.2021 1:31 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta suggests how to invest in a fund that has restricted fresh inflows

Out of NPS and PPF, which one is better? 27.04.2021 1:02 ↓

For any period of 10–15 years or more, the NPS should be the right choice, suggests Dhirendra Kumar

Investing in debt funds in an increasing interest rate regime 26.04.2021 1:46 ↓

Certain factors have contributed to an increase in bond yields from the start of this year. Hence avoid investing in longer maturity debt funds, suggests Ashutosh Gupta

Everyday Economics: Is India pricing Covid vaccines correctly? 25.04.2021 32:23 ↓

Puja Mehra speaks with Prof. Amartya Lahiri, Professor of Economics at University of British Columbia, about if India’s Covid vaccination procurement and differential pricing policies are good enough to end the health and economic crises quickly

Flexi-cap vs small-cap fund 23.04.2021 2:11 ↓

Unperturbed by the uncertainty in the markets, then go for small-cap funds. Otherwise flexi-cap funds would be the right choice, suggests Dhirendra Kumar

The framework for regular income post retirement 22.04.2021 2:50 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta discusses how one should go about investing for deriving regular income post retirement

Taxation of international funds 21.04.2021 3:23 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the taxation of international funds and how in certain cases, it can be superior to the taxation of Indian equity funds.

Different ways to invest in Gold 19.04.2021 1:48 ↓

Capital gains realised on the maturity of SGBs is tax-free, informs Dhirendra Kumar

Reliability of the risk-o-meter 15.04.2021 2:32 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta discusses the relevance of the revised risk-o-meter

Can I redeem my ELSS investments at one go? 13.04.2021 1:46 ↓

The lock-in period of three years will be counted for each of the SIP instalments separately from their respective dates, tells Dhirendra Kumar

Should retirees continue investing in equity? 12.04.2021 1:12 ↓

Even retirees should have some allocation to equity to generate inflation-beating returns over the long term, suggests Ashutosh Gupta

How are the capital gains from mutual funds for NRIs taxed? 09.04.2021 2:16 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta gives a broad idea about taxation for NRIs and how the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement concept works.

Lump-sum investments in Axis Mid Cap Fund 08.04.2021 1:27 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta highlights the factors that should be considered before making lump-sum investments.

Is it worth investing in a second house? 07.04.2021 1:30 ↓

For a retail investor, it is generally advisable not to buy a house from investment purpose, says Dhirendra Kumar

Should one invest in short-duration funds or keep the funds in a savings account? 05.04.2021 2:21 ↓

If your investment horizon is two years or upwards, then short-durations funds would be fine, says Ashutosh Gupta

Should one consider P/B and P/E ratios while selecting a mutual fund? 02.04.2021 1:57 ↓

Focus on identifying funds with a consistently good track record and only then look at their valuation ratios to bring style diversity, suggests Ashutosh Gupta

Investing in debt mutual funds instead of directly investing in bonds 01.04.2021 2:16 ↓

Ashutosh Gupta sheds light on the advantages of investing in bond funds vis-à-vis direct bond investments

Everyday Economics: Net-zero emission economy: Policy nightmare or a multi-trillion-dollar market? 01.04.2021 26:36 ↓

Puja Mehra speaks with Mr. Jayant Sinha, Chairperson, Standing Committee on Finance, about his Private Members’ Bill in Parliament on turning carbon neutrality commitments into a long-term strategy for attracting jobs and global investments to India