How have the equity funds done on a risk-adjusted basis. ML Research Desk reports

How do you measure fund performance? In    simple terms, it is the change in your net asset value over a period of time. But academics say that while returns are important, what is equally important is the degree of risk taken to achieve that return.

Risk evaluation is a part of any investment process,...

Car companies are on an expansion binge. Here is why you should be careful before buying their stocks

“A gunmetal-gray BMW 745 Li sedan slips out of Steven A Cohen’s 14-acre walled estate. The chauffeured car races along the winding backcountry hills of ultra-wealthy Greenwich [Connecticut]. At around 8am, it powers into the parking lot of SAC Capital Advisors. Cohen quickly emerges and darts...

Funds encoureage churning to meet targets while the incentive to sell insurance is too high

Recently, I met a friend who is in the business of distribution of mutual funds and life insurance. We were discussing issues relating to selling of both and some interesting facts emerged. During a recent NFO, the regional sales head suggested to my friend that he make investors switch from existing...