INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A significant slide in the domestic equity benchmarks and rumours about possible default on certain NBFC bonds have raised fears of a rush
for redemption in mutual funds.
There were reports on Tuesday morning that RBI has opened a special repo window to help banks meet liquidity
needs due to redemption in mutual funds.
But market watchers say investors should continue with their systematic investment plans (SIPs) to
This is the period for cost averaging
Investors should first avoid stopping SIPs
This is the good time for systematic investors
One should not make any decision on the basis of fund performance if you are doing SIPs
First, tide over the volatility with SIPs and then make an assessment of fund comparison
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The fear gauge of the Indian equity market has ticked up significantly amid a fresh spike in crude oil prices, global trade
tensions, an imminent Fed rate hike, a falling rupee and uncertainty ahead of the election season
On Tuesday, India VIX hovered at its highest level since January 25, 2018
Benchmark equity indices have slipped nearly 5 per cent in last five sessions, with the BSE Sensex slipping below the 36,500 mark and
50-share Nifty breaching the psychologically important 11,000 level
be vulnerable in case returns turn negative
with an average ticket size of Rs 3,200
Retail investors are increasingly opting for mutual funds through the SIP route, and the monthly flow through this route topped Rs 7,600
crore last month, marking a rise of 47 per cent from the year-ago period.
SIPs help retail investors reduce the risk of timing the market
and average costs over time, by buying more units when prices are low and fewer units when prices are high
In the current scenario, SIP investors will accumulate units at lower prices, which will lower their average cost of purchase
said Sunil Subramaniam, MD and CEO, Sundaram Mutual.
S Naren, CIO, ICICI Prudential AMC, said he is very positive on midcap and smallcap
stocks as a long-term SIP theme if you invest every year for the next five years
Put your lumpsum money in midcaps and small caps, he suggested in an interview with ETNow.
Sandip Sabharwal, investment advisor, in a tweet
advised investors to stick with SIPs.
As an equity investor if you are witnessing a fall in your portfolio and getting nervous about your
commitment to mutual funds and SIPs, market veteran Madhu Kela has a piece of advice for you
We have seen how these companies came out of the 2008 crisis, which was far-far deeper than anything we are talking about or seeing today
