Coronavirus impact: 5 dos and don'ts to protect your investment portfolio in a bear market

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Coronavirus impact: 5 dos and don'ts to protect your investment portfolio in a bear market The spread of Covid-19 has mauled the market. Finding yourself in the grips of a bear market will upend any haughty notions you may have about your risk appetite. This story tells you how to contain the damage caused to your investment portfolio. Be it a bear or bull market, quality is what will keep your portfolio safe The only way of having any degree of confidence is if you are reasonably certain of the fundamentals of the business and the stock. That's exactly what's happening today. The stock markets are crashing, but when it turns around, quality will matter. You can save over Rs 1 lakh in tax just via these 4 avenues The I-Tax Act, 1961 provides several avenues by way of deductions under different sections of the Act, to help one invest or make an expense to reduce the tax outgo. Coronavirus and worklife: Tips to make working from home easy The Coronavirus outbreak has caused almost all firms to deploy the work from home practice for employees. While some may be used to this, others may feel lost in the exercise. To crack and make the most of your work from home situation, here are important points. From our Partners The bank that helps you build your career The organisation that lets you take journey from a Humble Start to the C Suite. From our Partners Must Read - Incredible opportunities offered by J.P. Morgan to its employees Excel tool that helps to manage interest rate risk in debt mutual funds Sebi has classified certain categories of debt funds based on their portfolio duration and therefore, it is imperative to understand its relevance. Duration measures the sensitivity of the price of a bond to changes in interest rates. How to manage loans, credit card spends effectively To manage loans, credit card spends effectively, you can start by getting a clear picture of the total money you owe. This can be done by making a list of all your debt. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 3 YRS(%) 1 YR(%) 6 M(%) 1 M(%) Axis Bluechip Fund Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ 5.72 -14.74 -24.48 -29.72 Invest Now Axis Bluechip Fund-Growth ★★★★★ 4.34 -15.70 -24.89 -29.76 Invest Now Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund Direct- Growth ★★★★★ 1.14 -20.80 -20.82 -26.85 Start SIP JM Core 11 Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ 0.86 -20.31 -19.93 -26.44 Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 0.64 -20.17 -24.80 -32.38 Invest Now FeaturedL&T Balanced Advantage Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 0.33 -12.52 -15.30 -18.52 Start SIP 5 quality stocks that can be good investment bets in this bear market Quality is a theme to consider now, in a bear market and pandemic-caused panic. Since many small and weak companies may not recover from this churn, it makes sense to stick to big and quality companies. However, investors should not pay a very high price. A coronavirus-led recession is coming. Brace yourselves: View This won't be a stop and start cycle, because the real economy is so interwoven and interdependent.

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