5 reasons to avoid PSU ETFs
The list of top performing equity funds for the past year features a couple of unusual entries. With a return of 18-21 per cent, CPSE ETF (managed by Nippon India Mutual Fund for the government of...
View ArticlePrime Stocks: An update on a recommendation
In one of our stock recommendations last year, we analysed a company that was moving from ‘tonnage to technology’. We spoke briefly about the company transforming itself from a manufacturer of forged...
View ArticlePrime Stocks: An ER and R&D services company focusing on high-growth...
This leader in engineering and R&D services is differentiated from other large IT players and is focused on high growth opportunities.
View ArticleFundamental analysis or technical analysis: which is better?
There are more theories on what works in stock investing than there are listed stocks. Each one seems to be successful at some point in time. However, there is still no single universally applicable...
View ArticlePrime Stocks update: How this EV player is placed now
We had, in mid-2021, initiated a buy call on a stock that was reinventing itself from a supplier of diesel engines into an EV player. It was an early call we’d made on the EV boom, which appears...
View ArticleShould you go for the 4-5-year special deposit schemes from NBFCs now?
With popular NBFCs such as Sundaram Finance, HDFC and Bajaj Finance revising their deposit rates in the past year, FD investors can finally look forward to better returns, after a long drought. Rising...
View ArticleBudget 2023 – Impact on your investments & the market
In this final budget before the elections, there is little by way of big-bang announcements. There are, however, several announcements in the Budget 2023 that do bear implications. There are two...
View ArticleIs the Budget 2023 disincentivizing savings?
The trending narrative post the Budget 2023 proposal is that the Budget is disincentivizing savings. The argument goes like this: if the Budget is nudging individuals to move to the New Tax Regime, it...
View ArticleFAQs: What does the recent rate hike mean for your debt funds?
We bet you must be tired of hearing about rate hikes and debt funds and strategies! But if your queries, comments and activity on our newly-launched PrimeInvestor Community are any indications, there...
View ArticleTechnical outlook: Outlook now for the Nifty 50
In this post, we shall discuss a brief short-term technical outlook for the Nifty 50 index and some interesting statistics which will be a follow-through to what we discussed in the previous post. Let...
View ArticleGovernance: 8 checks to assess management quality
The Adani saga (still continuing, I guess) brings forth the issue of governance, management quality, and other qualitative factors that many investors consider as essential check boxes. During the time...
View ArticleHow is your insurance policy taxed?
Some of us may be hoarse from shouting about why tax benefits should not be the reason we buy insurance. Shouting notwithstanding, tax treatment remains a key consideration when buying insurance of...
View ArticlePrime Stock update: Prospects brighten for our small finance bank call
Covid proved be an ultimate stress test for Small Finance Banks (SFBs). As SFBs largely cater to low income borrowers comprising small businesses, small vehicle owners and other self-employed...
View ArticleBuild your own portfolio with PrimeInvestor’s super tool
PrimeInvestor’s super new tool, Build your own portfolio is a simple and powerful solution for your need to customise your portfolio the way you wish to, but without choosing the wrong funds nor going...
View ArticleAdani stocks and index funds: cause for concern?
After the Hindenburg bombshell tanked Adani stocks, the faith that some investors placed in index investing seems to have been shaken. With the Nifty 50 and Nifty Next 50 featuring seven Adani group...
View ArticlePrime review: LIC’s New Jeevan Shanti
With the Budget plugging the tax break on guaranteed income plans from insurers, annuity plans are back in the picture as the go-to option for investors seeking guaranteed payouts after retirement. LIC...
View ArticlePrime Recommendation: Commodity and the rise of the old economy
In March 2021, our call on the commodities fund we added panned out well. But we decided to issue a book profit call in June 2022, as we wanted to preserve some of the profits given the cool off that...
View ArticlePrime Stocks update: Moving this biotech stock from BUY to a HOLD
When we gave the call of this R&D focused company engaged in the manufacture of enzymes and probiotics, the company had Covid-related challenges but showed promise of growth. It was later also...
View ArticlePrime stocks update: An exit call on an insurance stock
In April 2022, we had issued a buy recommendation on a general insurance player, as both the industry and the company itself were emerging from the Covid-driven impact and were poised for growth. Since...
View ArticleNFO review: IDFC US Treasury Bond 0-1 year Fund of Funds
US stocks and US equity funds have been quite a hit with Indian investors in recent years. Indians invest in these funds to gain exposure to global businesses (Amazon, Alphabet, Mastercard etc). More...
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