Covid is haunting market once again. What should mutual fund investors do?
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Sensex crashed 1,400 points in early trade and recovered later to close 871 points down on Monday because of a record single-day jump in Covid-19 cases in India.
Sensex crashed 1,400 points in early trade and recovered later to close 871 points down on Monday because of a record single-day jump in Covid-19 cases in India. With new restrictions in place, the economic activity might be hit in many parts of India and the world. Sensex has been volatile in the recent past and experts believe that the volatility might continue in the near future as well. What should equity mutual fund investors expect?
Best balanced advantage funds or dynamic asset allocation funds to invest in 2021
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Balanced Advantage Funds or Dynamic Asset Allocation funds are a newly formed category of hybrid mutual funds, which are free to manage their exposure to equity and debt according to market conditions.
Balanced Advantage Funds or Dynamic Asset Allocation funds are a newly formed category of hybrid mutual funds, which are free to manage their exposure to equity and debt according to market conditions. This category of funds has offered 16.74% returns in the last one year. Many fund managers and advisors are recommending these schemes to new equity mutual fund investors. We have handpicked the best schemes from this category for you to invest in
Lower your return expectations from debt mutual funds
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Last Updated: Mar 03, 2021, 09:53 AM IST
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Bond markets had a shaky start to the year 2021. Renewed optimism on economic recovery & fears of pick-up in inflation put the bond yields on an upward path globally.
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Bond markets had a shaky start to the year 2021. Renewed optimism on economic recovery & fears of pick-up in inflation put the bond yields on an upward path globally. Last 2 weeks have been particularly turbulent when the pace of rise in bond yields caught investors by surprise and caused panic in all the financial markets across oceans.
The case for investing in dynamic asset allocation funds
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Last Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 11:19 AM IST
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The markets in 2020 started the year with Sensex levels of over 41000 and peaked on January 17. February was a bit of a stumble – a 6% fall.
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We have often heard of the risks of investing in equity markets, whether directly in stocks or through mutual funds; but 2020 was, as in many other ways, quite different. It taught investors the risks of not investing in equities and a high level of regret. First, let us do a flashback.
The markets in 2020 started the year with Sensex levels of over 41000 and peaked on January 17. February was a bit of a stumble – a 6% fall, before the next three-week tumble of 32%. On March 23, investors were staring at an endless abyss. The fall came without much warning and financial advisors were like drowning men trying to clutch at straws, and at the same time hand hold their investors through these tumultuous times.
The natural tendency is to think that all-time highs mean the market is going to crash. Let us check for actual evidence on how the market has historically performed after an “all-time high”.