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Mutual funds are arguably the best investment options available for investors in terms of ease of investments and different risk/return paradigms available. Depending upon your risk profile and longevity of holding period, you can chose between various debt, equity and balanced funds. Mutual funds are arguably the best investment options available for investors in terms of ease of investments and different risk/return paradigms available. Depending upon your risk profile and longevity of holding period, you can chose between various debt, equity and balanced funds. However, “choose the fund that best suits your time-frame and risk appetite. Remember that equity funds require a holding period of at least 5 years, balanced funds need 3-4 years, and debt funds 2-3 years,” says Bhavana Acharya, Analyst–Mutual Fund Research, FundsIndia.com. For those looking for funds to invest in this year, FundsIndia.com has prepared a list of 10 best funds available in the market today. The li

Just when you think India is due for a market correction, the dynamic duo of prime minister Narendra Modi and central banker Raghuram Rajan prove you wrong. A surprising rate cut this week helped lift the Wisdom Tree India (EPI) exchange traded fund by 0.6% over the last five days, beating out the MSCI Emerging Markets and S&P 500 indices. “Reformers will be the performers,” says Gaurav Mallik, managing director of emerging markets for State Street Global Advisors, a $2.4 trillion wealth management firm in Boston. “This is why all eyes are on India right now. Today, value in emerging markets is locked up in resources, energy and materials. But the only way to unlock that value is you need to reform the business. India is doing that,” he says. Emerging Global Advisors, a New York-based ETF company, agrees. They touted reforms as the No. 1 for buying Indian equities. In this case, reforms means tax changes and rules changes that allow for greater absorption of foreign money i