Debt Funds

With the spreads on home loans coming down, those who have a good credit score should consider refinancing

Consider both income level and deductions you can avail of when choosing between old and new tax regime

Realty stocks could see more gains while banking and NBFCs may witness a relief rally

Investors snap up popular medium- to longer-duration debt funds to lock in higher returns

Experts feel debt MFs will be more relevant in a falling interest scenario and work well for those who aren't sure about their investment horizon

New Mutual Fund rules: All existing investments and new investments made in debt MFs before March 31 will not be affected by the proposed mutual fund tax change

Yields of popular debt schemes touch 7.5%, the highest since Covid outbreak

"Credit funds have performed quite well in 2022, on the back of an improving economic cycle, low-interest rates, and easing liquidity as domestic and global economies opened up"

Mismatch in YTM growth because shorter-end of yield curve more responsive to rate changes, say experts

Investors could also get the benefit of capital gains this year

Indian state-run and private banks raised an aggregate of 611.94 billion rupees ($7.39 billion) in October-December, more than double the 301.34 billion rupees raised in July-September

In November, nearly half the dynamic bond fund (DBF) schemes raised the allocation to medium-to-longer-duration papers

YTMs of all debt fund categories, except credit risk and overnight, in a narrow range of 6.3-7.3%

Naren said after a long time the need for money in the deposit market has come and we see hikes in bank deposit rates

Lock into one-two year FDs and continue laddering, say experts

The fund's investment objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation and current income from a portfolio invested in equity, equity-related securities, and fixed-income securities

Tactical bets on longer-duration funds not advisable in the current scenario as rate cuts are not on the horizon

One-year returns, however, better than most equity, debt funds

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