Assume a fund growth between 8-9% p.a. (there are many such funds). Effectively such a fund is paying 0.67-0.75% per month. In reality, returns are not linear. I.e. based on interest rate scenario fund will move up say 1% in a given month and move only 0.1% in yet...
Over the past few years, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has consistently lowered interest rates. Consider this, The RBI has lowered its Repo Rate (i.e. the rate at which RBI lends to commercial banks) from a high of 8% in 2015 to its current rate of 4%. Falling...
A few days back, I wrote an article on various debt mutual funds and what investors must consider before investing. Some of the questions I received gave me the idea of writing this part 2. I will try to explain basic debt fund terminology here. What is Yield to...
Over the last few weeks, I have been reading many articles on various aspects of debt fund investing. I have also received many queries on where investors should park their money to cushion against stock market uncertainty. To quote some of the more relevant...
What really went wrong with Vodafone Idea? Brief background: Fifteen telecom companies owe over Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the Government of India in lieu of past license fees, spectrum charges, interest and penalties (“Adjusted Gross Revenue” or “AGR“). Vodafone Idea...
Dividend Paying Mutual Funds – Typically, these mutual funds (i) invest in stocks, and; (ii) follow a strategy of investing in stocks that generate a higher dividend yield. When are Dividends paid to Investors? Mutual fund schemes declare dividends for its unit...
