FUND MANAGEMENT
Should you be concerned about DSP BlackRock?
The concern being the change in ownership at DSP BlackRock Asset Management. Would it impact the investment process of the AMC now that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is pulling out? We look at two aspects; the team and the AMC.
EQUITY
A look at tyre stocks
An investor explains why he decided to invest in tyre stocks even though it is not a high-margin business. Another looks at a high-quality company in that space.
EQUITY
How to pick a company strong on ethics and corporate governance
Management quality is a function of ethics and governance. Here are some interesting pointers presented in a concise fashion regarding these two attributes.
EQUITY
4 rules for successful stock picking
On Dalal Street, the industries, personalities and names change. But certain basic stock picking principles are persistent through changing times. Arun Mukherjee and Soumya Malani, the creators of the ShareBazaar App, propose four basic tenets to keep in mind when navigating the manic twists of the market.
FUND AWARDS
Morningstar Fund Awards 2018: Best small/mid-cap fund
SBI Small and Midcap Fund bagged the Morningstar Fund Award 2018 in Best Small/Mid-Cap Equity Fund category, beating L&T Midcap and Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip. R Srinivasan discusses what made SBI Small & Midcap Fund a winner.
MUTUAL FUNDS
Why Prashant Jain's funds could be in for a bumpy ride
In February, when Morningstar reiterated its Gold analyst rating to HDFC Top 200 and HDFC Equity, a reader wrote in rather perturbed citing NPAs. We look at that argument and explain why the funds get that rating despite a rocky ride ahead.
MUTUAL FUNDS
Fund recategorisation: What investors must do
Scheme mergers are not something of a novelty in this industry. The past is cluttered with numerous examples due to one fund house acquiring the schemes another, or non-performing/ smaller funds being merged with another. But the current range of scheme mergers is taking place across the entire industry.
PERSONAL FINANCE
5 investment lessons to maximize returns
Dan Kemp is the Chief Investment Officer, Morningstar Investment Management EMEA. In Here he shares five important portfolio construction ideas that will help reduce the number and impact of mistakes.
LEARN FROM THE MASTERS
How to select growth companies
Paul Black of WCM Management describes himself as psychologically inclined to be a growth investor. He looks at what makes a company a great and how to select stocks that are not destroyers of capital.
EQUITY
4 trends investors should watch out for
Amit Jeswani of Stallion Asset is a growth investor. Here he writes about sectors that investors need to get on their investing radar.
