Value Research

Dhirendra Kumar explains the cons of not investing in equity

Ashutosh Gupta advises on investment strategy for a beginner

Dhirendra Kumar advises an asset allocation plan

Puja Mehra speaks with Prof Charan Singh, former RBI Chair Professor (Dec 2012 to Dec 2016) at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, about whether the government should spend on income support or on creating infrastructure for supporting sustained economic recovery and the role of asset monetisation in this plan.

Dhirendra Kumar explains how to navigate through various market conditions

Dhirendra Kumar explains the consequences of making that switch

Dhirendra Kumar explains the kind of returns one can expect from such funds

The approach for such an international fund should be the same as for any normal equity fund, says Dhirendra Kumar

Dhirendra Kumar explains how exit load is calculated and the rationale behind it

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the pros and cons of debt funds over the conventional fixed deposits

Dhirendra Kumar explains why it’s important to avoid knee-jerk reactions

Dhirendra Kumar explains the pros and cons of investing a lumpsum vis-a-vis an SIP in equity funds

Dhirendra Kumar explains how a retiree should invest in NPS to derive regular income

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the only thing to look for while parking your corpus in a debt fund for setting up an STP

Dhirendra Kumar explains why you shouldn’t compare the returns generated by both

Dhirendra Kumar explains the difference between the two

Dhirendra Kumar explains how to get inflation-linked returns in retirement

Dhirendra Kumar explains what to do in case of a market crash

Dhirendra Kumar explains if contra funds are worth investing in

Dhirendra Kumar explains how one should choose between Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and ELSS

Dhirendra Kumar sheds light on the things that a retiree should consider while choosing a fixed-income fund for income

Ashutosh Gupta talks about the suitability to rebalance portfolio towards equity during the current market scenario

Dhirendra Kumar talks about an asset allocation plan for a retiree with no dependence on his investments for income.

Dhirendra Kumar explains how one can earn inflation-beating returns during current times

Dhirendra Kumar explains how to choose the right fund category based on your needs and risk-taking capabilities

Dhirendra Kumar explains if you should invest in this fund

Dhirendra Kumar talks about why non-linked insurance products don’t make sense and factors one should consider for deciding asset allocation when nearing retirement

Dhirendra Kumar explains different variables that have a bearing on the fixed-income market

Dhirendra Kumar explains if investing in gold is productive in the long term

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the framework one should look at while deciding the suitability of direct plans and how to make the switch

Dhirendra Kumar explains what to expect from your fixed-income funds

Dhirendra Kumar suggests looking beyond this numerical data when deciding the approach for performing stocks

Dhirendra Kumar tells what factors to analyse while making a switch

Dhirendra Kumar sheds light on what yield-to-maturity denotes and how should investors look at it

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the factors to consider before choosing a debt fund

Ashutosh Gupta explains the pros and cons of investing in EPS-NPS combination

Ashutosh Gupta suggests focussing on investing suitably as per the needs and goals rather than a strict overall asset allocation of the portfolio

Ashutosh Gupta discusses the right strategy for deciding sector allocation via stock investing

Dhirendra Kumar explains the hierarchy an investor should follow based on his experience in the market

Dhirendra Kumar explains the parameters one should consider while planning to invest for generating regular income post-retirement

Dhirendra Kumar explains how you should go about rebalancing your portfolio

Ashutosh Gupta explains how one should decide about the number of funds to buy in the same category

It may be worthwhile to check debt funds on certain parameters more often, advices Ashutosh Gupta

Ashutosh Gupta explains if it makes sense to invest in ESG funds

Ashutosh Gupta explains the importance of diversification across fund houses

These funds allocate some portion of their money in equity, so the magnitude of impact would vary significantly across different funds, says Ashutosh Gupta

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the right approach to locking equity gains and why it makes sense to invest in debt funds

Ashutosh Gupta explains why it isn’t safe to park money meant for SIPs in them

Ashutosh Gupta explains why investors don’t receive dividends from ETFs

Ashutosh Gupta sheds light on interest rate risk and credit risk profile of short-duration funds