Tagged: Mutual Funds

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The Contrarian Fund Manager – Prashant Jain

Peter Lynch is seen as one of the greatest fund managers even though the period where he managed real public money is of a time frame that is extremely short when one compares him with other great fellow investors. Prashant Jain has been managing what today is known as HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (but earlier known by other names) for...

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Contrarian Investing – Investing in China

In recent times, there has been a lot of talk about Global Investing with all kinds of narratives spun around to make it sound that if you are not investing globally you are missing out. Nothing could be further than the truth, but selling expensive products requires a good narrative and right now with US markets providing market-beating returns, a...

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Nothing Works all the Time

Collective2 is a US website where you can sell a strategy that trades / invests on markets or if you are an investor, track and invest along with the strategy. Think of it like the smallcase in India but without the hassles of having to go for SEBI registrations and as such you can build a model, launch it on...

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Active vs Passive debate rolls on

Aarti Krishnan of Prime Investor posted today an article titled “What are the Risks in Index Funds”.  Basically she boils it down to  They do not protect you from market volatility They may have concentrated portfolios They don’t shield you from business or governance risks They do not guarantee superior returns I believe that the above reasons aren’t in themselves...

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Investing for Long Term is not possible without building Conviction

When it comes to financial advise, everyone knows what is best for others even though one may not be qualified to handle their own money let alone other people’s money. From Fund Managers to your corner uncle who sells Mutual Funds, everyone believes that investing in real estate is a waste. Gold bugs believe that the doom is just around...

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Investing in Markets – Ways and Means

We have hundreds if not more number of studies that has shown that over the long term, the best growth is delivered only by equities. While in India, Real Estate has also proven to be a bonafide wealth generator, I strongly believe that growth over the next decade or two will more likely come in Equity with Real Estate more...