ETMarkets Smart Talk: How to invest money in FY25? Allocate 60% to equities, 15% to debt and 15% to commodities: Samir Bahl

Samir Bahl recommends a significant allocation to equities for long-term wealth accumulation, balancing with debt instruments and commodities for diversification. He advises a gradual liquidation strategy to safeguard gains and reinvestment opportunities in dynamic markets. Bahl says: “This year we may see a continued rise until May with potential healthy corrections in early June post […]

60% equity mutual funds fail to beat their benchmarks in FY24

We considered all equity categories such as large cap, small cap, mid cap, large & mid cap, ELSS, flexi cap, focused fund, multi cap, value fund, and contra fund categories. We considered regular and growth options. We calculated returns during the financial year 2023-24 starting from April 1, 2023 to March 20, 2024.

Maruti to broaden portfolio as hybrids outsell EVs: Shashank Srivastava

Shashank Srivastava predicts 11% industry sales growth with March expected to reach 42,35,000, an 8.8% increase over last year’s Rs 38.9 lakh. Plans include expanding hybrid portfolio to meet emission norms by 2030. . The segment-wise sales have been increasing for our SUVs and the larger MPVs. That is also, by the way, the direction […]