Rs 6,000 Cr AUA, Passive Funds & Repo Rates!

Thanks to your support and recommendation we now advise on over Rs 6,000 crores in assets on...

Rs 6,000 Cr AUA, Passive Funds & Repo Rates!
2020 Predictions – does the rally have legs?

Even though flows globally in 2019 have predominantly been into...

2020 Predictions – does the rally have legs?
Sensex highs, Muthoot AMC, Franklin side pocket & new PMS rules!

The much anticipated PSU disinvestment announcement came on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, by the...

Sensex highs, Muthoot AMC, Franklin side pocket & new PMS rules!
Index, Rising Inflation & New Funds!

Index mutual funds are set to beat actively managed funds for the second year. Data from Refinitiv...

Index, Rising Inflation & New Funds!
Real Estate Stimulus, SIP Inflows & Rating Downgrade!

The AUM of the mutual fund industry increased to Rs 26.33 lakh crore in October, a 7.4% increase...

Real Estate Stimulus, SIP Inflows & Rating Downgrade!
Sensex 40,000!

Sensex hit a record high last week as it rose 2.83% to close above the 40,000 mark while the Nifty...

Sensex 40,000!
Increasing Wealth, Ease of Doing Business & Index Out-performance

Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report released on Monday showed that 7,59,000 Indians have wealth over...

Increasing Wealth, Ease of Doing Business & Index Out-performance
Rally, Retail & Reliance!

The markets posted strong gains this week on the back of retail and foreign investor inflows,...

Rally, Retail & Reliance!
Steady SIP Flow, Fund M&A, and Behavior Gap

  We discussed the pitfalls of chasing returns and the "behaviour gap" with Bloomberg...

Steady SIP Flow, Fund M&A, and Behavior Gap
Rate Cut, Stimulus & Gold!

Four of the five top-performing funds last week are gold funds. Gold provides...

Rate Cut, Stimulus & Gold!
Tax cut, market rallies & growth

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman announced a $20 billion tax cut to reduce the effective...

Tax cut, market rallies & growth
Defaults & Recovery, Fooled by Complexity & More!

In the fourth chapter of our serialized book, Zen And The Art Of Investing, we look at "complexity"...

Defaults & Recovery, Fooled by Complexity & More!
Auto Sales, Investor Behavior & ITR Filings!

Retail auto sales dipped to a 20-month low in August. The slump in auto sales led Maruti and Toyota...

Auto Sales, Investor Behavior & ITR Filings!
AUM Growth, 3 Down Months & PSU Bank Mergers!

The share of gross household financial assets doubled from 3% to 6% between 2014 and 2018, as per...

AUM Growth, 3 Down Months & PSU Bank Mergers!
Small cap, stimulus & credit risk!

The BSE Small-Cap index fell 3.2% over the course of this week. BSE defines small-cap as the 250...

Small cap, stimulus & credit risk!
Auto sector weakness, yield curve inversion & other MF news!

Indian Auto Sector continues to go through a rough patch as passenger vehicle sales declined by 31%...

Auto sector weakness, yield curve inversion & other MF news!
Total Expense Ratio (TER) in equity mutual funds – calculation and impact

Total Expense Ratio (TER) Definition Total Expense Ratio (TER) or Expense Ratio can be defined as...

Total Expense Ratio (TER) in equity mutual funds – calculation and impact
SIP Flows, RBI Rate Cut & New Index Funds

SIP inflows were at an all-time high in July at Rs 8,324.28 crore. In comparison, SIP collection...

SIP Flows, RBI Rate Cut & New Index Funds
How bad is a 10% fall in Nifty – find out!

A drawdown is defined as -  "A drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period...

How bad is a 10% fall in Nifty – find out!
How to bridge the “Behaviour Gap” for higher returns?

Investors on Kuvera continue to invest with discipline. In line with time tested financial advice...

How to bridge the “Behaviour Gap” for higher returns?