ADVISER EXPERIENCE
‘As alpha shrinks, the cost of distribution will come down further’
Read on to find out how D Muthukrishnan quit his job and succeeded as an adviser.
ADVISER EXPERIENCE
This startup adviser acquired 600 clients in 1 year
Abhishek Mehta of Investza Capital aims to reach Rs 100 crore assets under advisory in the next four years.
THE BOTTOM LINE
3 investing guidelines from Mohnish Pabrai
World renown value investor and author Mohnish Pabrai attributes his investing insights to a keen sense of cloning Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Here's something investors can keep in mind when dabbling in equity.
INSURANCE
The 5 best term plans
India has around 24 life insurance companies, all offering online term insurance plans. Basavaraj Tonagatti, a Certified Financial Planner, employs four parameters to arrive at the best term plans currently.
THE BOTTOM LINE
6 investing insights from Jim Rogers
One of the world’s most famous investors, is also a swashbuckling world traveller who travelled across 52 countries in 22 months on a motorcycle odyssey. Jim Rogers, also the author of quite a few books, is known for his no-nonsense style and investment wisdom. Here are some lessons from his book A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing.
EQUITY
Is it time to buy?
Markets have fallen. But you won’t know it looking at the Nifty. Mid caps have fallen over 18% this year and small caps are down nearly by a third! Even the Nifty Next 50 is down 15%. Here’s how to behave when stocks are on sale.
EQUITY
Market panics and strategy
It’s not enough to just read about the great investors and traders, when the time comes, it’s the ability to stay the course and take the risk that differentiates (subject to surviving though) the professional from the amateur. Here’s a look at the strategy that one must deploy when the stock market tumbles.
FUND ANALYSIS
A look at 6 multi-cap funds
Here are some multi-cap funds that our analysts looked at over the past months. These funds can invest across large-, mid-and small-cap stocks. While they have complete flexibility when it comes to market capitalization of the stocks, the mandate is to invest a minimum of 65%of their total assets in stocks.
MUTUAL FUNDS
Active funds outperform
Are there any equity funds which have been consistently outperforming the benchmark indices over for a very long horizon? Or, should we just heed the advice of investing legends like Buffett, Bogle and Lynch, who have consistently advised a low-cost index fund for the vast majority of investors?
FUND ANALYSIS
A look at 5 Large & Mid-Cap funds
Here is a look at funds from the Equity Large & Mid-Cap category. Our analysts looked at these funds in 2018 and assigned them Silver and Bronze ratings.
