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Gold, debt funds, insurance: What to do with your investments in FY24

With the spreads on home loans coming down, those who have a good credit score should consider refinancing

Why debt funds may still score over bank FDs and bonds despite tax parity

Experts feel debt MFs will be more relevant in a falling interest scenario and work well for those who aren't sure about their investment horizon

Finance Bill: How will new Mutual Fund rules impact investors from April 1?

New Mutual Fund rules: All existing investments and new investments made in debt MFs before March 31 will not be affected by the proposed mutual fund tax change

Debt funds may again draw investors' attention as yields improve

Yields of popular debt schemes touch 7.5%, the highest since Covid outbreak

Early pivot unlikely in the face of persistent inflation: UTI AMC's Chopra

"Credit funds have performed quite well in 2022, on the back of an improving economic cycle, low-interest rates, and easing liquidity as domestic and global economies opened up"

Yield-to-maturity of debt funds now similar across durations, shows data

Mismatch in YTM growth because shorter-end of yield curve more responsive to rate changes, say experts

High portfolio yields to make debt funds an attractive option in 2023

Investors could also get the benefit of capital gains this year

Indian banks to continue raising funds via debt market in Jan-Mar: Analysts

Indian state-run and private banks raised an aggregate of 611.94 billion rupees ($7.39 billion) in October-December, more than double the 301.34 billion rupees raised in July-September

Invest in long-term debt? Dynamic bond fund managers on the fence

In November, nearly half the dynamic bond fund (DBF) schemes raised the allocation to medium-to-longer-duration papers

Debt fund YTMs stabilise, but peak still a few basis points away

YTMs of all debt fund categories, except credit risk and overnight, in a narrow range of 6.3-7.3%

Debt returns competing with equities: CIOs of MF houses at BFSI Summit

Naren said after a long time the need for money in the deposit market has come and we see hikes in bank deposit rates

Time still not ripe for investors to bet on long-duration debt funds

Lock into one-two year FDs and continue laddering, say experts

ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund: An outperformer in hybrid category

The fund's investment objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation and current income from a portfolio invested in equity, equity-related securities, and fixed-income securities

Park funds into debt schemes as yields have turned attractive: Experts

Tactical bets on longer-duration funds not advisable in the current scenario as rate cuts are not on the horizon

Investors don't take a shine to gold exchange-traded funds, shows data

One-year returns, however, better than most equity, debt funds

Jaypee Infra insolvency: Decks cleared for NARCL to buy first stress asset

Jaypee Infratech deal expected to close by early Nov

In call with bankers, Musk pledges to close Twitter deal by Friday

Elon Musk pledged to close the acquisition of Twitter Inc. by Friday in a video conference call with bankers helping fund the deal

Three-five-year gilts are attractive in current times, say experts

For tax-efficient exposure, go for target maturity funds maturing in 2026-2028

Balance sheet of financial firms in best shape ever: DSP MF MD & CEO

'Every investor's time horizon and risk appetite is different hence I can't give a single answer for a diverse investor base'

Days of delivering sub-par returns may soon come to an end for debt funds

The YTM of most debt funds tops 6.5%, indicating that they can at least do better than FDs in the near future