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Eight Sectoral (Thematic) Mutual Fund Outperformers

Published on April 29, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 1 Comment

Here are eight thematic or sectoral mutual funds that have consistently beaten the Nifty 100 Total Returns Index in terms of both risk and reward. Five of them with the same theme!

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Want to trade in stocks? Here is how your income will be taxed

Published on April 28, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 5 Comments

Many taxpayers trade in stock and commodity markets, both in intra-day as well as Futures & Options (F&O). In this article, we will discuss the various taxation related aspects of such trading including head under which the income is to be reflected, audit requirements, the applicability of Section 44AD etc.

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RBI Special Liquidity Facility for MFs: How will it work? Will it help Franklin AMC?

Published on April 27, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal

Here is how the special liquidity facility announced by RBI for mutual funds will work.

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Gilt mutual funds will not protect your money! Recognize risks before investing!

Published on April 27, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 3 Comments

Gilt mutual funds may not have credit risks but they are also volatile and can lead to losses! What investors need to know before choosing them

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What is the need for debt funds when we can invest in safe fixed income?

Published on April 25, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 8 Comments

Why bother with debt funds and live in fear when we have safe tax-free options like EPF and PPF?

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Scheme Closure: Where Franklin Templeton Messed up

Published on April 24, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 15 Comments

Though Franklin AMC had no option but to close down six debt funds, they should have handled it a lot quicker and a lot better

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Franklin to wind up Six Debt MFs: Next steps for affected investors

Published on April 23, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 29 Comments

In an extraordinary development, Franklin AMC has decided to wind up six debt funds due to continuous redemptions and their inability to sell adequate matching bonds. These are the next steps for affected investors.

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This portfolio works in all market conditions! Will you invest?

Published on April 23, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 10 Comments

This all-weather portfolio is likely to make an investor financially safe, no matter what the future brings! But will investors choose it?

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Will Benjamin Graham’s 50% Stocks 50% Bonds strategy work for India?

Published on April 22, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 7 Comments

Will Ben Grahams 50% equity 50% fixed income portfolio work for India? Or is too conservative? An analysis

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These five equity hybrid funds fell 50% less than Nifty during the crash

Published on April 20, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 5 Comments

The NIfty fell 36.85% from Feb 20th 2020 to March 23rd 2020. A look at how dynamic asset allocation funds and balanced advantage funds fared during this period.

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This is how buying US stocks will affect your portfolio

Published on April 19, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 6 Comments

Will 10% exposure to US Equity make a difference to my portfolio? Or should I add 20%? Is it necessary to rebalance such small exposure? An analysis

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10-year SIP return of these five stock indices twice as that of Nifty!

Published on April 18, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 2 Comments

We study 10-year SIP returns of twenty market cap-weighted and factor-weighted indices. Five factor-weighted indices have a return two times or more than that of NIfty!

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Gold beats Sensex over last 20 years! Time to invest in gold?

Published on April 17, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 4 Comments

We compare long term lump sum and SIP returns of Stocks vs Gold vs Bonds to find that 20-year Sensex Returns are now lower than Gold (perhaps for the first time)

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Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund: What return can I expect from this?

Published on April 16, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 6 Comments

Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund is now in its NFO period. This is a deep-dive into S&P 500 returns to find out if it is beneficial for resident Indians to invest and more importantly if it is worth the effort.

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Three excellent aggressive hybrid mutual fund performers

Published on April 15, 2020 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 5 Comments

These three aggressive hybrid funds have outperformed CRISIL Hybrid 35+65 – Aggressive Index and also done well wrt Nifty 100 TRI

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