In many ways, bonds are more complex than stocks. Investors use a host of different metrics to evaluate bond investments, and one involves a concept known as duration, which helps an investor ...

A recent action by RBI on the interest rates has caused havoc in the debt market. There are funds which has less impacted and some are more. From a layman investors view selecting a debt fund becomes ...

Choosing debt funds in a rising interest rate environment is not easy, as rising rates lead to declines in bond prices. Make the wrong choice of duration and you can easily face capital erosion on ...

All mutual fund (MF) schemes, in debt or in the equity category, carry risk. But how can one measure a scheme’s risk to see if it matches with one’s expectations? Investors should keep in mind that ...

If you’re a regular investor in mutual funds, you may now need to understand a new term to navigate the maze of debt mutual funds. SEBI’s new norms on categorisation of mutual funds require fund ...

A recent action by RBI on the interest rates has caused havoc in the debt market. There are funds which has less impacted and some are more. From a layman investors view selecting a debt fund becomes ...

A formula that expresses the measurable change in the value of a security in response to a change in interest rates. A formula that expresses the measurable change in the value of a security in ...