M. Pattabiraman's Blog, page 253

Reader Story: My Mutual Fund Journey

This week on reader story, Shashank Bisen talks about his mutual fund investing journey. Reader story is a series where freefincal readers talk about how they have managed money over the years and...

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Use this tool to compare rolling return & risk of a mutual fund with its benchmark

This is an update of the rolling return and rolling risk calculator. Download this to check how consistently a fund has beat its benchmark in terms of return and risk. New AMCs, New fund names...

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Mirae Asset Focused Fund: Will this make a difference?

Mirae Asset Focused Fund will invest in 30 stocks across all market caps. The NFO opened on April 23 and will remain open until 7th May and then re-open for continuous purchase on 15th May. We...

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Virtual Credit/Debit Cards: Can they replace plastic cards?!

In this article, let us find out about the pros and cons of a virtual credit card or a virtual debit card and if they can replace real credit/debit cards. Digital Payments in the country have been on...

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Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Fund Review: Can it replace a large cap fund?

This week, let us have a look at Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Fund (ABSL Equity), find out how consistently it has fared in terms of risk and reward against its benchmark and peers. This is a...

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Worried about post-election market volatility? Reduce risk with these simple steps

As we head to the third phase (out of 7) of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, it should be reasonably clear that it would be a lot tighter race than in 2014. No “single coalition”(!) could get an...

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Watch my corporate presentation: A common sense approach to managing money

You can now watch the talk I give to corporates – A common sense approach to managing money. The audience is a typical mix of 20+ to 50+ in age. This particular presentation was given to World...

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Eroding trust: Are mutual funds really market-linked products?

The one big difference between a mutual fund and other conventional investment products is their so-called market-linked nature. We take this for granted when it comes to equity mutual funds but must...

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Warning! Even “large cap” stocks are not liquid enough! Can you handle this?

Stock investors would be well aware of a small difference between the buy-price and sell-price of a share, known as the bid-ask spread. This “cost” or “loss” (applicable for...

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If BJP loses Lok Sabha Election 2019, will the stock market crash?

So many people have asked me or told me in the last few days that, “if the BJP loses, the stock market will crash; what should we do”. From those above 50 to college students, many seem...

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