Dhirendra Kumar highlights why mutual funds are better than PMS

Dhirendra Kumar shares why SIPs are still the best way to invest in equity

There is a correlation but it is different for different types of funds, explains Dhirendra Kumar

Puja Mehra speaks with Dr. K. P. Krishnan about the thinking behind the Union Finance Ministry’s Inflation Targeting and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code reforms

Having too many funds may distract you from taking necessary action when they perform poorly, says Dhirendra Kumar

Dhirendra Kumar highlights why dividends declared by mutual funds don’t really make any sense

Here’s what Dhirendra Kumar thinks about floating-rate funds.

Dhirendra Kumar shares his view about when one should keep money in a bank FD

Dhirendra Kumar highlights the challenges related to small- and mid-cap ETFs and index funds.

Puja Mehra talks about the about the little-understood complexities of measuring and steering economic recovery through policies post-Covid

Dhirendra Kumar compares corporate bond funds and corporate fixed deposits as avenues for a 12-18-month investment

Here is what Dhirendra Kumar thinks about the NAV and cut-off times

Here is Dhirendra Kumar’s advice for those planning to exit the market

Dhirendra Kumar shares his view on why investors should evaluate a fund based on a longer time frame

Dhirendra Kumar shares his view on why investors should stay away from closed-end funds

Puja Mehra speaks with Dr. Shamika Ravi, former member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council, about the lessons for India from Bangladesh's socio-economic transformation

Dhirendra Kumar explains why investors should not think of the current situation as large caps being overbought and what approach they should take

Here is what Dhirendra Kumar thinks about investing in dynamic bond funds

There are risks even in debt funds that investors need to understand and navigate, says Dhirendra Kumar

Dhirendra Kumar discusses the approach investors should take to mid- and small-cap funds

If you are comfortable with the sharp ups and downs in the market and don't have meaningful accumulation, you can well have 100 per cent allocation in equity, says Dhirendra Kumar

NIPFP professor Dr. Lekha Chakraborty speaks to Puja Mehra about the biggest challenge in undertaking the integration of gender and human development into macro policy

Dhirendra Kumar advises a 65-year-old on whether to renew fixed deposits due to mature shortly

You have to lower your expectations from debt funds, as the appreciation that had to happen in these funds has already happened, says Dhirendra Kumar

As per SEBI's categorisation, focused funds are different from multi-cap funds and will not be affected by the new guidelines, informs Dhirendra Kumar

Biggest market declines happen over a brief period of time but gains occur steadily, says Dhirendra Kumar

Puja Mehra speaks with NIPFP Professor Dr. Lekha Chakraborty about the need to integrate gender issues into monetary, trade and fiscal policy frameworks and go beyond growth

Dhirendra Kumar talks about the difference between value and contra funds and how to select these funds

In this video, Dhirendra Kumar compares investing in an IPO versus investing in the secondary market

Here is Dhirendra Kumar’s view on the impact of SEBI's new regulation on retail investors.

Here is what Dhirendra Kumar thinks about the modified side-pocketing norms on mutual fund investments

Investors in both mutual funds and stocks might have observed their stocks recovering faster. Dhirendra Kumar explains why

In conversation with Puja Mehra, Dr Rishabh Kumar, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Boston explores whether high-income-earners in India are paying the taxes they are due to pay

Dhirendra Kumar explains why segregation of portfolios or side-pocketing in case of defaults on bonds can apply to equity funds too

Since you have the option to choose between the old and new tax regime, ELSS remains relevant if you choose the old regime, says Dhirendra Kumar

Here are some suggestions from Dhirendra Kumar on how to navigate the irrational markets

Equity funds will do well in the long term, provided that you have a plan, learn from your mistakes and don’t repeat them, advises Dhirendra Kumar

Dr. Radhika Pandey, an economist at NIPFP speaks with Puja Mehra on the economic philosophy behind the new laws for agriculture and why farmers' fears are exaggerated

Your decision about when to buy or exit an investment should be guided by your asset allocation plan instead of the market outlook, advises Dhirendra Kumar

Asset allocation should be done based on your experience in equity investing and the phase of your life instead of the market situation, suggests Dhirendra Kumar

Don't worry about jargon or about understanding everything at first, but be sure to start investing early, advises Dhirendra Kumar

Choose the pay-out option based on your nominee’s ability to manage the situation, says Dhirendra Kumar

Here's some advice from Dhirendra Kumar to investors tempted to book profit in the current market

These funds are meant for very sophisticated investors who are willing to bet a little bit, says Dhirendra Kumar

Chief India Economist at HSBC, Pranjul Bhandari tells Puja Mehra why the rural recovery is unlikely to sustain

You can't guess such things as personal inflation rates differ from the official ones, says Dhirendra Kumar

While there may not be many impressive value and contra funds, there are a few that are worth having on a sizable equity portfolio, suggests Dhirendra Kumar

Although its recent performance hasn’t been great, its focus and quality are still very much in place, opines Dhirendra Kumar