Dwaipayan Bose Articles

The post Budget rally is continuing for the third consecutive day with the Sensex up by around 250 points and Nifty up around 75 points after two hours of trading on Thursday morning. In our blog post yesterday, Understanding the post Budget market...

When the Finance Minister was mid way through his Budget speech the Nifty fell sharply to the 52 week intraday low of 6,825. By the end of trading session on the Budget day, the Nifty had pulled back 150 points...

Over the last few decades average income and savings have increased significantly in India. Many of today’s senior citizens are financially independent and are able to maintain their pre-retirement lifestyles, unlike their parents who were financially...

The last one year has been very challenging for equity markets. The leading market indices like the Sensex / Nifty have fallen more than 20% from their 52 week high and we are in a bear market...

Credit Opportunities funds, sometimes also known as corporate bond funds, are similar to short term debt funds. While short term debt funds are good investment options over a one to two years investment horizon for conservative investors...

Health insurance is a critical need for senior citizens because health risks increase substantially with advancing age and the cost of quality healthcare in India has grown exponentially in the last decade. In India, it is quite common for senior citizens to be...

This month we are focusing on thematic mutual funds. We have covered top performing banking and infrastructure funds. In this article, we will review Sundaram Rural India Fund, a thematic fund focused on the rural development in...

Mutual Fund monthly income plans are debt oriented hybrid funds. Usually a maximum of 25% of the asset allocation goes to equity and the balance to debt. The debt portion of the asset allocation ensures stability of income, while the equity...

When I began writing this post, I saw that the Nifty was below 7,200. For market observers 7,200 was an important level for the Nifty. Nifty below 7,200 means that it has corrected more than 1,800 points or 20% from its all time of 9,000 made in...

Government small savings schemes and bank fixed deposits are the automatic fixed income investment choices for the vast majority of retail investors. Based on information from various sources, the Government is expected to...