Trader Talk: What’s next for markets?

A pedestrian wearing a face mask looks at a smartphone while passing in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, July 20, 2020.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesYou…

Five recent changes that made your debt mutual…

By Bekxy KuriakoseThe credit crisis which engulfed debt funds over the past two years, starting with ILFS Group default, has been exacerbated by the black swan event of COVID-related lockdown in several parts of the…

Tools to boost SIP returns

Returns from systematic investment plans (SIPs) over three and five years of 6-7% have disappointed investors. Critics of SIPs argue that the plan has a fundamental flaw because it invests the same amount of money…

New Sebi norms will help debt mutual fund…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's revised disclosure requirements for debt mutual funds will increase transparency and help investors to take better exit calls, say mutual fund advisors. They believe that the move will…

The Fed could be locked into zero rates…

Joggers pass the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.Erin Scott | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesInterest rates near zero likely will stay in place not for months but…

Market bulls and bears are having trouble as…

A bear statue stands outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, operated by Deutsche Boerse AG, in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, March 13, 2020.Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThrow in the towel on a market pullback?It's…