npavan78
31-07-2008, 07:37 AM
Sure, the markets are under probably the worst-ever turmoil at present, but this just might be the best time to invest in equities, says Pratik. One of the few optimistic investors around, Pratik believes strongly in the Indian growth story and feels that the Indian stock markets will regain their composure sooner or later and make it back to at least the 20k mark. Hence, he is of the opinion that any investment made today, in falling markets, will reap great benefits in the years to come.
However, Pratik isn't quite ready to invest directly in shares just as yet. He can't stomach that kind of risk and would rather venture into mutual fund investments. And this brings him to the one question that all investors dread: Which mutual fund should I invest in? Most investors don't have a strategy while choosing funds, but Pratik does. He feels that the best funds to invest in at the moment would be the ones that have done reasonably well, or at least not done too badly, since the markets started falling in early January this year. But then, how can he get the comparative data of the funds' performance in the past few months? The answer is the Value Research Point-to-Point Returns tool.
Available on the home page of www.valueresearchonline.com, the Point-to-Point Returns tool ranks mutual funds by their returns over any specified period of time. For example, let's say you want to know how the funds have performed between 8th January, 2008 and 30th June, 2008. All you have to do is enter the 'start date' and 'end date' and hit the 'search' button and you'll get a list of funds ranked by their performance before you, with the best performing fund (highest return generator) being at the top of the list. You now know which the best performing fund was during this period. It's as simple as that.
The tool also enables you to further segregate your searches in terms of the 'fund house', 'category', 'fund type' and 'Value Research Fund Rating'. Hence, it becomes very easy to find out which HDFC Equity diversified open-ended 5 or 4-star rated fund has performed the best during your specified time period.
The Point-to-Point Returns tool is one of the few tools available that give a micro-analysis of the returns generated by funds between two dates. The tool can also be helpful if you want to know if your decision of opting for one particular fund over another was the right one or not. The Point-to-Point Returns tool will tell you if your chosen fund has earned more than the fund you rejected.
Point-to-Point Returns is one of the many tools available to everyone logging on to www.valueresearchonline.com. You don't need to sign-up or become a member to access this wonderful tool. Log on and start your micro-analysis today
However, Pratik isn't quite ready to invest directly in shares just as yet. He can't stomach that kind of risk and would rather venture into mutual fund investments. And this brings him to the one question that all investors dread: Which mutual fund should I invest in? Most investors don't have a strategy while choosing funds, but Pratik does. He feels that the best funds to invest in at the moment would be the ones that have done reasonably well, or at least not done too badly, since the markets started falling in early January this year. But then, how can he get the comparative data of the funds' performance in the past few months? The answer is the Value Research Point-to-Point Returns tool.
Available on the home page of www.valueresearchonline.com, the Point-to-Point Returns tool ranks mutual funds by their returns over any specified period of time. For example, let's say you want to know how the funds have performed between 8th January, 2008 and 30th June, 2008. All you have to do is enter the 'start date' and 'end date' and hit the 'search' button and you'll get a list of funds ranked by their performance before you, with the best performing fund (highest return generator) being at the top of the list. You now know which the best performing fund was during this period. It's as simple as that.
The tool also enables you to further segregate your searches in terms of the 'fund house', 'category', 'fund type' and 'Value Research Fund Rating'. Hence, it becomes very easy to find out which HDFC Equity diversified open-ended 5 or 4-star rated fund has performed the best during your specified time period.
The Point-to-Point Returns tool is one of the few tools available that give a micro-analysis of the returns generated by funds between two dates. The tool can also be helpful if you want to know if your decision of opting for one particular fund over another was the right one or not. The Point-to-Point Returns tool will tell you if your chosen fund has earned more than the fund you rejected.
Point-to-Point Returns is one of the many tools available to everyone logging on to www.valueresearchonline.com. You don't need to sign-up or become a member to access this wonderful tool. Log on and start your micro-analysis today