Query Category: Equity

Flexicap funds are equity funds that are allowed to invest in any proportion of large, mid & small-cap companies. This gives the fund manager the flexibility to position his portfolio across market-capitalisations, based on evolving market conditions. Multicap funds on the other hand, need to at times maintain a minimum of 25% each in large, … Read more

Timing the market is something that is impossible to do, even the best fund managers are not able to do. When newflow is positive, equity markets are likely to be at highs and as long as economic momentum sustains markets can continue to do well. When newsflow is negative, this is likely to be the … Read more

While equity markets can be highly volatile in the short-term, over the longer-term performance tends to be in-line with the growth of the underlying economy. This context, helps explain the 12-15% IRR that is often considered a good benchmark for longer-term equity returns. To explain this further, real-GDP growth in India is expected to compund … Read more