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Actionable: Opportunity courtesy Vodafone Idea [Premium Unlocked]

Update, 11 July 2020: We exit this trade with Vodafone Idea paying Franklin in full, and the trade nets a return of 5% in 6 days. (Read the closing post) ...
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Podcast #19: Investing in NPS? The good, the bad, and the annuity

“You can beat the NPS and it’s associated tax benefits, if you are able to generate just 1% above NPS returns consistently till retirement, but ...
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Bond Baba gets a desk

If you have been a frequent visitor to Capitalmind, you already know we like bonds. Low volatility relative to stocks, a variety of term structures to  match ...
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Bond Baba Series: An Introduction to Bonds

How to invest in bonds in India? One of the most frequent investment questions we get. Gold Bonds. Sovereign Government Bonds. Corporate Bonds. There are many ...
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Now Free: How Other Funds Handled The Ballarpur Debt Default, and Why You Need To Exit Some Of Them

The Ballarpur Default had one big victim: Taurus Mutual Fund. But Taurus owned just 100 cr. or so of Ballarpur Debt. Was it the only Mutual Fund to have been ...
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The Risk in Debt Funds Surfaces as JSPL Gets Downgraded Yet Again

After reporting a Rs. 550 cr. loss in December, Jindal Steel and Power Limited has seen a downgrade in its bond rating by Crisil. They were moved from BBB+ to ...

JP Morgan AMC Takes A Big Hit on Two Short Term Debt Funds – The Sword of Potential Default in Amtek Auto?

Remember Amtek Auto? That company that fell big time on the exchanges and the official excuse was that it was taken out of the F&O category? Well, ...

Crazy Debt Levels and Falling Stock Prices – A Double Whammy For Lenders

In a very smart piece, Value Research shows us how crazy our debt levels have gone. Here’s a good list:  (Thanks @b50) Lanco, for instance, is run ...

Foreign Investors Pump In 44,000 cr. in Indian Markets in 2015

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continue to buy Indian stocks and debt like they’re going out of fashion. In the first 45 days of 2015, they have ...

NBFCs Get DRR Relief By Half, But Must Still Put 15% into G-Secs

We’ve mentioned before how NBFCs were hampered by the new Companies Act, 2013. The act, applicable from April 1, 2014, required NBFCs to keep 50% of all ...