RBI rate cut: Best debt mutual funds across categories. Find out which one suits you

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RBI rate cut: Best debt mutual funds across categories. Find out which one suits you There are a variety of debt mutual fund options, each suited for the needs of different investors. You can use debt funds to save for your child's annual education expenses. Or save up enough to pay the down payment of your house next year. Debt mutual funds can be risky. Here's how to safeguard yourself Due to the slowdown in various sectors, debt funds are struggling with issuers who fail to fulfill their obligations. Many fund houses were forced to mark down the value of stressed assets, which hit NAVs badly. These banks have cut interest rates on loans For instance, Bank of Baroda announced that it has reduced its repo-linked lending rate (BRLLR) by 75 bps with effect from March 28, 2020. Coronavirus online scams: How to protect your data and device Riding on the rise in online search about Coronavirus, e-mails and websites are being used to steal your data. The theft of information takes place either through malware dropped on to the device or ransomware circulated as part of a mobile app. From our Partners The bank that helps you build your career The organisation that lets you take journey from a Humble Start to the C Suite. From our Partners Must Read - Incredible opportunities offered by J.P. Morgan to its employees Use this stock market crash to build a portfolio of quality stocks. Here's how Previous market crashes have shown that stocks that lead the uptick before the peak are usually the ones that correct the most. In the 2000 rout, tech stocks took a beating while many industrials suffered in 2008. To benefit from stock market turmoil, NPS investors should increase equity allocation Since NPS is a long-term retirement product, maintaining the asset allocation is the best strategy. However, it makes sense to add more equity (or going overweight on equities) in times like this. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 3 YRS(%) 1 YR(%) 6 M(%) 1 M(%) Axis Bluechip Fund Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ 8.10 -9.12 -17.94 -19.77 Invest Now Axis Bluechip Fund-Growth ★★★★★ 6.66 -10.20 -18.39 -19.85 Invest Now Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 2.90 -14.82 -18.17 -22.32 Invest Now Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Regular-Growth ★★★★★ 1.71 -15.89 -18.69 -22.43 Invest Now Motilal Oswal Focused 25 Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 0.16 -15.36 -21.56 -23.45 Invest Now FeaturedL&T India Large Cap Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ -2.68 -23.82 -25.89 -25.67 Start SIP Are your balanced advantage mutual funds living up to their promise? The market carnage over the past month has clearly tested individual models guiding each balanced advantage fund. These funds shift allocation between equity and debt in response to specific indicators given by their in-house algorithms. Coronavirus lockdown: What's the future of your company? Use this time to up career skills The ongoing all-India lockdown could be lifted after 21 days or get extended. If the latter happens, the economy will get worse and firms may have to shut shop. Here's how you can achieve career growth even in a lockdown, as you preprare for things to swing either way.

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Coronavirus health insurance policies: 5 things to keep in mind Coronavirus-specific insurance policies are being launched by insurers. Here are important points to know about the coverage and conditions. Coronavirus impact: Don't panic buy, instead focus on identifying the better stock bets Do not panic buy, since we are deep into a blind knee-jerk territory right now. This inevitably will again turn into a selling panic as something else happens tomorrow morning and back again in a couple of days. Coronavirus and stock market: How to make the market crash work for you Is market entering the bear phase good news for investors? Market experts certainly think so. Arbitrage mutual funds: Equity funds that work like debt funds Arbitrage funds generate returns close to the returns generated by short term debt funds. These schemes offer investors the best of both worlds: the safety of principal and the tax advantage available to equity funds. Coronavirus lockdown: 3 ways households can lend a financial helping hand to the underprivileged Without a community that respects the services of workers, and chips in to support by way of demand where possible, subsidy where needed, lending where feasible, and charity without loss of self-respect, how would we protect the vulnerable? Money and relationships: During coronavirus, here's how to help others without hurting your finances Many people are in distress due to the impact of coronavirus, financial or otherwise. Such situations are entirely beyond one's control. Here's how you can help family or friends who ask for assistance during the current crisis without hurting your own finances. Coronavirus crisis: Not sure if you should continue with equity investments? Read this The long-term returns from equity investments tend to beat inflation. The ability of equity to earn a higher return comes from the businesses being able to use borrowed funds, invest them in assets and earn a return that is higher. All you need to know about investing in direct plans of mutual funds Mutual fund investments come with two plan options- regular and direct. NAV of direct plan is higher than regular plan because they save on commission. While these two are separate plans, the portfolio of the scheme remains the same. How Sensex, gold, 10-year G-sec performed during week ending March 26, 2020 Here is a weekly tracker to keep you updated on how Sensex, gold prices, 10-year government bond yield and consumer inflation performed. MF portfolio doctor: Mishra needs to invest more, defer retirement to meet goals The mutual fund portfolio doctor gives advice based on the performance of the funds, the risk profile of the investor as well as his financial goals. Find out what his analysis of these two investors' portfolios was. Realty hot spot series: Infrastructure is the main draw of this Mumbai suburb Andheri(East) and Jogeshwari(East) is an established micro-market in Mumbai. It is located near key employment hubs. Popular malls and social spots including Phoenix Marketcity, Infiniti Mall and Inorbit Mall are situated in close proximity too. Estate planning: What are the coparcenary rights of a daughter in a joint family business? The Hindu Succession Act 2005 gives the daughter the same rights in a coparcenary property as the son. By birth she becomes the coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son.

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