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The equity market has corrected from the all the time highs. The rally in Chinese equities after the announcement of stimulus by the Government in Beijing has caused FIIs to shift their emerging market allocations from India to China. Escalating tensions in the Middle East has also dragged down the markets...

With rise in short term yields, the spread between the 2 year and 10 year Government bond yield has narrowed to just 12 bps, this is a good time to invest in debt mutual funds which invest in corporate bonds to lock in the high yields...

Ultra-short duration funds are debt mutual fund schemes which invest in debt and money market instruments such that their Macaulay Duration is between 3 to 6 months. Ultra short duration funds usually invest in commercial papers (CPs), certificates of deposits (CDs), Treasury Bills, overnight securities (TREPs) etc. The...

SBI Mutual Fund launched SBI Balanced Advantage Fund last year in August. The scheme manages its asset allocation dynamically based on valuations and some other parameters. SEBI does not have asset allocation upper and lower limits for dynamic asset allocation funds or balanced advantage funds. In other words...

The last 2 - 3 year period has been a challenging one for the broader stock market. In the last 3 years, the Nifty Midcap 100 has given negative returns, falling by nearly 1%. Small caps have fallen even more with the Nifty Small Cap 100 falling by 13% during this period. Large cap stocks performed better (in relative terms) giving 9% CAGR returns...

IMF has forecasted India to become the third largest economy of the world by 2028-29.India's nominal GDP is expected to grow from $3.6 trillion in 2023 to $5.8 trillion in 2028 (source: IMF). Growth of the manufacturing sectors and infrastructure development is expected to play a central role in India’s aspiration...

Indian equity market saw a fantastic rally over the past 12 months. The rally in the last 6 months was quite spectacular (as can be seen in the Nifty 50 chart below); in the last 6 months the Nifty gave over 17% returns...

A strong rally in the equity markets witnessed the Nifty 50 index crossing the historic 20,000 levels in September 2023. Since mid-September, we saw investors booking profits and the Nifty correcting nearly 700 points (as on October 20, 2023) from its historic all-time high. Since then the market has recovered...

The services sector is one of the most important sectors of the Indian economy. The services sector accounts for 56% of the India’s GDP. Services sector is also the fastest growing sector of the Indian economy from the mid-80s onwards. Rising per capita income, growth in social mobility and increasing urbanization has contributed to growth...

The Principal Growth Fund has given excellent returns in the last three years after a superb turnaround in performance. This diversified equity fund was underperforming for many years but a major portfolio...