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Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds/ Balanced Advantage Funds Performance review (3Y, 5Y & 10Y)
These funds sit between equity and debt, with allocation ranges that can change meaningfully over time. Looking at how different schemes have navigated market cycles, benchmarks, and model choices helps frame what dynamic asset allocation really means in practice.
Ayesha Bee
4 days ago4 min read


International Mutual Funds vs Nifty 50: What the Last 3 Years Reveal
Global investing rarely feels straightforward, especially for Indian investors navigating structure, taxation, currency, and market cycles. This blog examines how international mutual funds in India have actually behaved over time, and what their real-world performance shows when placed beside a familiar domestic benchmark.
Ayesha Bee
6 days ago6 min read


Portfolio Turnover Ratio Explained: What It Means and Why It Matters
Understanding Portfolio Turnover Ratio gives a clearer view of how actively a fund is managed and how often its holdings change. It helps you connect trading behavior with potential costs, volatility, and consistency, offering a more grounded way to assess whether a fund’s approach aligns with your expectations.
Ayesha Bee
Dec 12, 20254 min read


Absolute Return vs CAGR vs XIRR: The Simple Guide Every Investor Needs
Return figures visible at the fund level and the outcomes inside a portfolio can differ for reasons that aren’t immediately obvious. This blog outlines how Absolute Return vs CAGR vs XIRR separate in their logic, and how that distinction shapes the reading of investment performance.
Ayesha Bee
Dec 4, 20255 min read


Flexi Cap Funds Performance Review (3Y, 5Y, 10Y, Since Launch)
Flexi Cap Funds have delivered a wide set of return outcomes across 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and since-launch periods. This review lays out those numbers alongside benchmark performance, giving you a clear view of how each scheme has fared over different horizons.
Ayesha Bee
Nov 27, 20255 min read


Plan Smart, Retire Free: Understanding Active Choice vs Auto Choice in NPS
Choosing between Active Choice and Auto Choice in NPS depends on how involved you want to be in managing your retirement investments. This guide explains how both options work and how Life Cycle Funds within NPS shape your portfolio as you move closer to retirement.
Ayesha Bee
Nov 12, 20255 min read


Decoding the New NPS Nomenclature: Simpler Names, Smarter Choices
Recent updates by PFRDA have reshaped how investors view NPS funds. The new nomenclature clarifies the purpose and risk levels of each Life Cycle option, helping subscribers make more informed choices while navigating the system’s evolving structure and flexibility.
Ayesha Bee
Nov 10, 20254 min read


What are Gilt Funds and How Interest Rates Decide Their Returns
Interest rate movements shape how Gilt Funds behave, yet their impact is often misunderstood. This blog explains the forces that move their returns and what they reveal about the broader fixed-income landscape.

Bhanu Kiran
Nov 7, 20255 min read


Free Cash Flow to Equity as a Measure of True Shareholder Value
Understanding how profits translate into cash is central to evaluating business strength. Free Cash Flow to Equity helps investors assess whether a company’s growth and shareholder returns are supported by genuine, recurring cash generation rather than accounting performance.

Bhanu Kiran
Nov 6, 20255 min read


NPS Tier-I Equity Funds: How Your Pension Fund Manager Has Performed
Amid growing interest in retirement planning, NPS Tier-I Equity Funds offer a clear view of how pension fund managers have navigated market cycles. This analysis compares their performance across timeframes, helping investors see how consistency and strategy shape long-term outcomes within the National Pension System.
Ayesha Bee
Nov 4, 20254 min read


ESG Investing in India: Mutual Funds, Scores, and Indices
Growing investor interest in sustainability has brought ESG investing in India to the forefront. This article outlines how ESG scores, indices, and mutual funds work together to assess companies on transparency, ethics, and environmental impact, helping investors align portfolios with responsible business practices.
Ayesha Bee
Oct 28, 20255 min read


Factor Investing in India: What are Momentum, Value, Quality, Size and Volatility?
Factor investing looks past stock tips and trends to understand what really drives returns. It studies patterns like undervaluation, momentum, quality, stability, and company size — traits that have consistently influenced performance. As Indian markets mature, these data-backed approaches are helping investors build portfolios that are both smarter and more resilient.
Ayesha Bee
Oct 23, 20255 min read


IPO vs FPO: Reading the Real Signals Behind Capital Raising
Capital markets often blur the line between intent and opportunity, and that distinction matters when companies raise funds. This blog of IPO vs FPO explains how each stage reflects business maturity, market confidence, and the discipline behind capital decisions.

Bhanu Kiran
Oct 17, 20255 min read


Open Ended Fund vs Closed Ended Fund: The Structural Edge Investors Must Understand
Two mutual funds can hold similar assets yet deliver very different investor experiences. This piece explains how the open-ended or closed-ended structure behind a fund shapes liquidity, strategy, and long-term outcomes.

Bhanu Kiran
Oct 15, 20256 min read


Systematic Transfer Plan: An Efficient Tool for Timing Risk Control
Capital placement works best when movement is deliberate. This blog shows how a Systematic Transfer Plan coordinates liquidity, timing, and market exposure to keep investments balanced through changing conditions.

Bhanu Kiran
Oct 14, 20254 min read


Domestic Silver Prices and Silver ETFs Are Outperforming Global Benchmarks: Is It Too Good to Be True?
As global uncertainty rises, India’s silver market is showing unusual strength. Domestic Silver Prices and Silver ETFs are outperforming global benchmarks, prompting a closer look at what’s driving the surge, and whether these elevated premiums reflect genuine demand or short-term market distortion.
Ayesha Bee
Oct 14, 20253 min read


The Strategic Role of Liquid Mutual Funds in Cash Management
Short-term money decisions often go unnoticed until liquidity becomes a constraint. This blog examines how Liquid Mutual Funds fit into cash management, offering structure and intent where idle funds usually drift without purpose.

Bhanu Kiran
Oct 10, 20254 min read


Mid-Cap Funds Performance: A Rolling vs Point-to-Point Return Study
Rolling and point-to-point returns can tell very different stories for mid-cap mutual funds. Comparing the two highlights which metric better reflects consistent performance, volatility, and the real investor experience across market cycles.
Ayesha Bee
Oct 10, 20253 min read


Rolling & Point-to-Point Returns Analysis of Large Cap Mutual Funds
This analysis of rolling and point-to-point returns in large cap mutual funds explains how each measure works, the biases they carry, and what they reveal about performance consistency across market cycles, helping investors interpret results with greater clarity.
Ayesha Bee
Oct 10, 20254 min read


Build Investment Portfolio Balance Through the Core and Satellite Approach
A well-structured portfolio needs both steadiness and room for experimentation. The Core and Satellite Portfolio explains how separating these roles brings clarity to investment design and helps portfolios stay aligned through changing market conditions.

Bhanu Kiran
Oct 8, 20255 min read
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