Medicines for dogs from Elanco (above) and Bayer (below) are available in an animal shelter on the treatment table of a veterinarian.Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty ImagesCompany: Elanco Animal Health Inc. (ELAN)Business: Elanco is an…
Worried about your mutual funds? Here is what…
Many mutual fund investors are not happy with the performance of their schemes. Some of them can’t figure out why the scheme is still not offering positive returns even though the markets seem to have…
Why are most mutual fund investors `aggressive’ these…
Every mutual fund investor, especially the new one, is an aggressive investor these days. You ask them about their risk profile, and you might get responses like these: “I am okay with high risk. I…
Is it time to move money from savings…
Financial planner: Santosh Joseph, Founder, Germinate Wealth Solutions, a financial planning firm, based in Bangaluru. Questions asked by his clients: 1. Since banks are cutting interest rate, should we move our savings to liquid or…
Will these mutual funds help me to create…
I have invested Rs 3,000 in each of these schemes:Aditya Birla Sun Life India GenNext FundAxis Dynamic Equity FundMirae Asset Emerging Bluechip FundFranklin India Prima FundAditya Birla Sun Life Equity FundI have also invested in…
What is an equity mutual fund?
An equity mutual fund invests mostly in equity or stocks. In India, a mutual fund scheme must invest at least 65% of its corpus in Indian stocks or equity and equity-related investments to be treated…
Time to increase allocation to mid/small cap funds,…
Market pundits are worried about the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic in the mid cap spce, and poor earnings visibility in the segment. However, the mid cap schemes have been inching up in the…
Liquidity not the only factor driving market rally:…
The fundamentals will catch up with the market over the next 6 to 12 months, says S Krishna Kumar, CIO. If liquidity is abundant and there is going to be low interest rates for a…
Banking sector mutual funds are offering 21% in…
Banking sector funds have surprised investors in the last one month. The category has offered 21.38% returns in one month. It is indeed surprising because the banking sector has suffered a lot in the last…