Joydeep Sen
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 14, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Specialised investment funds vs mutual funds (opens the original)
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Investors have a new choice in the investment space. But the question is not whether you should choose a Specialised Investment Fund, or SIF, over a mutual fund. The more relevant question is: what does an SIF do that a mutual fund cannot? That is where the difference lies. SIFs were introduced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as a product sitting between mutual funds and portfolio management services (PMS). Mutual funds are accessible with very small amounts, while PMS requi
Why gold should form 10% of investment portfolio (opens the original)
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Most investors think of portfolio in terms of equity and fixed income. Gold is an afterthought. That approach misses the point. Gold deserves a deliberate, planned allocation of about 10% of every portfolio and here is why. Long-term data shows gold behaves differently from equity and fixed income in most situations. When equity markets are under stress, gold tends to hold up or even gain. When bond yields rise sharply on inflation worries, gold does well since it is seen as a hedge against curr
Mutual fund flows and takeaways for you (opens the original)
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Mutual Funds (MFs) come in multiple categories, spanning equity, debt and hybrid structures. Tracking categories receiving more flows than others gives us a clue on what a majority of investors are preferring at a point in time. You have to gauge which category is suitable for your risk appetite and time horizon. Two categories have been excluded from this analysis. One is Sectoral/Thematic Funds since the AMFI data for this category is a cumulation of multiple sub-categories from banking to inf
What new NPS withdrawal rules mean for retirement (opens the original)
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For years, the one persistent complaint about the National Pension System (NPS) was its rigidity at exit. You built a retirement corpus over 20-30 years, and at 60, the rulebook decided you couldn’t simply walk away with it. A large chunk had to go into an annuity. That has now changed. Let us understand what’s on the table. In December 2025, PFRDA substantially amended NPS exit/withdrawal norms. The mandatory annuity portion has come down from 40% to 20% of corpus viz. subscribers can withdraw
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