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Financial Market Round-Up – Jan’24

Truemind Capital

They like to talk about Bajaj Finance and not Yes Bank in their portfolio. Most of the time, even the winners account for very low weight in the overall assets, resulting in miniscule contribution to the portfolio returns. One can consider debt portfolios with floating rate instruments for long-term allocation.

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Financial Market Round-Up – Jul’23

Truemind Capital

We continue to stay under-allocated to equity (check the 3rd page for asset allocation) at the current valuation levels. At this stage, we strongly recommend minimizing exposure to small & mid-cap portfolios on the back of excessive valuations driven by the retail craze.

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Financial Market Round-Up – Apr’23

Truemind Capital

As of 31st March 2023 Looking forward, we believe the heightened global uncertainties, and unsupportive valuations in light of slowing earnings growth in the US and Indian markets may induce more volatility and hence more opportunities for long term investors. We still prefer a portfolio duration of around 1-1.5 For the last 1.5

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Strategic Update – Q4 2023

Discipline Funds

The financial markets are especially jittery during periods like this because there is so much uncertainty about the future impact of policy and economic activity. This is best seen in the Discipline Index Benchmark which shows the level of risk in the financial markets over time. with a standard deviation of 22.6.

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What Should You Do When the Stock Market Booms?

Discipline Funds

The last two years have been quite the rollercoaster ride for financial markets. In 2022 the global stock market was down -18% and has rebounded +17% year to date. 1 The financial markets are where we allocate our savings. stock market return you have to be willing to endure 2.5X

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How Do Stocks & Bonds Perform Following Big Down Years?

A Wealth of Common Sense

It’s now well-documented that 2022 is one of the worst years in history for financial markets. The logical next step is to look at what has happened next following the prior worst years for stocks, bonds and diversified portfolios. Last year was one of the worst years ever for stocks and the worst year ever for bonds.

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How do Financial Advisors Help in the Accumulation of Retirement Income?

WiserAdvisor

It also ensures that your portfolio caters to your risk appetite, irrespective of whether you are risk-averse or risk-tolerant. They break down complex concepts and equip you with the knowledge needed to invest in financial markets. By rebalancing your portfolio Portfolio rebalancing helps you manage risk and optimize returns.