Money and Me Financial insights that add to your wealth. Money and Me (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com) (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com/) is an investor awareness initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund. From Gen Z to retirees, the website offers tailored insights for each persona to help you save, manage household budget, secure your family through insurance and invest as per your life goals. We aim to help investors to take financial decisions, pursue their passion, and achieve their l ...
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Due to rapid globalisation of commerce, financial markets are interconnected like never before. It’s hard to reliably time markets in any economic environment but actionable insights can unlock opportunities. At PGIM India, our focus has always been on the long-term trends that can help lead to unique and untapped investment opportunities. We provide access to active investment strategies in the pursuit of consistent performance and market expertise to meet our clients' needs. PGIM India off ...
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Money and Me Financial insights that add to your wealth. Money and Me (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com/) ) is an investor awareness initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund. From Gen Z to retirees, the website offers tailored insights for each persona to help you save, manage household budget, secure your family through insurance and invest as per your life goals. We aim to help investors to take financial decisions, pursue their passion, and achieve their ...
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9: Ep 009 - 5 steps to implement a goal based investment plan
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Goal based investing concept is easier to understand but very few investors follow a methodological and bucketed way of managing their finances. In this podcast, Lisa Pallavi Barbora and Ravi Samalad analyse the pros and cons of this approach, which kind of investors it is ideal for, how to go about identifying your goals and use the right asset cl…
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11: Ep 011 - Boost Your Wealth: The Power of a Higher Savings Rate
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In this episode of the Money Buddy podcast, brought to you by Money and Me, an investor education initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund, host Ahalya is joined by Ajit Menon, CEO of PGIM India Mutual Fund. They discuss the often overlooked yet crucial factor in financial success: the savings rate. While many investors focus solely on portfolio return…
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15: Ep 015 - Why Increase Allocation to Fixed Income Now.
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In this podcast, Ankit Jain and Puneet Pal, Head – Fixed Income, PGIM India Asset Management, discuss the interest rate trajectory in India, how investors should position their fixed income portfolio at this juncture and more. Tune in to the PGIM India Insights podcast series by PGIM India Asset Management. Mutual Fund investments are subject to ma…
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Analyzing and interpreting fund returns can be a challenge, especially for novice investors. In this episode, Lisa Pallavi Barbora and Ravi Samalad help you understand what compound annual growth rate (CAGR), extended internal rate of return (XIRR), rolling returns and absolute return mean and how to interpret them when looking at your fund’s retur…
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10: Ep 010 - Making the Best of Your Financial Sarathi aka Financial Advisor.
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Welcome back to another insightful episode of PGIM Money Buddy, brought to you by ‘Money and Me’, an investor education and awareness initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund. In this episode, Ajit Menon, CEO of PGIM India Mutual Fund delves deep into the invaluable role of a financial advisor, or as he likes to call them, your financial sarathi. Ajit …
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14: Ep 014 - Opportunities in the Mid and Small Cap Space
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Mid and small cap stocks have outperformed the broader index in the last one year as of July 2, 2024. As investors, you would be tempted to chase mid and small cap stocks. But are there opportunities still left in this space? How are large, mid and small caps placed from a valuation perspective? Find out more by listening to Vivek Sharma, Senior Fu…
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If you have been observing the market, PSUs shares have been in the limelight in the last one year. As investors, one may be tempted to invest in PSU stocks. This is where sector funds come into play. They invest in one particular sector or theme such as PSUs, technology, pharma and so on, which helps you take a dedicated exposure to one sector or …
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6: Ep 006 - Active or Passive: How to Make a Choice
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When one sets out to invest in mutual funds they are not thinking active or passive, rather they just want to invest in something that fits in their risk profile, goal, or time horizon. Over the last few years, we have seen a plethora of fund launches in the passive space. Passive Funds provide you market exposure at a low cost. In this podcast, Li…
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13: Ep 013 - Opportunities in the Indian Healthcare Sector
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India’s healthcare sector consists of hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance, and medical equipment. Rising demand for affordable healthcare, technological advancements, the emergence of telemedicine, rapid health insurance penetration is driving the demand for India’s healthcare se…
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5: Ep 005 - How to Select Equity Funds For Your Portfolio?
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In life we are inundated with choices – whether it’s the choice of clothes, the colour and brand of cars, perfumes, the list can go on. Clearly, there’s a wide variety of options available today in every sphere of life which can be sometimes overwhelming. Similarly, we have a wide variety of investment options within the mutual fund industry. In th…
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9: Ep 009 - Overcoming concentration risk
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Risk concentration is an important aspect to get a hold of when it comes to managing your wealth, personal finance planning and getting to where you want to be. But it's also one of those things that is often less understood or maybe misunderstood. So, in this episode of Money Buddy, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, is here to clarify some …
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12: Ep 012 - Fixed Income Investing at This Juncture
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The global monetary tightening cycle has ended. The developed market central banks are sounding dovish even as growth holds up leading to a scenario of a soft landing. Indian growth is holding up pretty strong. The core Inflation at multiyear lows gives RBI room to cut rates later this year. In this podcast, Ankit Jain chats with Puneet Pal, Head –…
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8: Ep 008 - Ajit deep dives into how inflation impacts our household
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In this episode of Money Buddy, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, talks about a topic that affects all of us and is the number one enemy of our hard earned money, which is inflation. Ajit deep dives into how inflation impacts our household and how one can invest in the right asset classes that can beat inflation over long run. Disclaimer : M…
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As per a recent study by Goldman Sachs, India’s per capita GDP for FY 2024 is around Rs 3 lakh and by 2027 around 10 crore population are expected to earn around Rs. 8 lakh. It also predicts that India is set to become the second largest economy by 2075. A rising disposable income means that Indians will spend more on discretionary goods and servic…
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4: Ep 004 - 5 smart ways to use Systematic Transfer Plan & Systematic Withdrawal Plan
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Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) and Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) are tools offered by mutual funds that provide great convenience and flexibility to cater to investor’s different financial goals. In this podcast, personal finance expert Lisa Pallavi Barbora and Ravi Samalad talk about how these facilities work and how investors take make efficie…
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10: Ep 010 - Why focus on large & mid caps in 2024
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As per the calendar-year returns from CY2010 till CY2023, 10 out of 14 times, Growth style has outperformed value in the last 14 years globally. Value stocks tend to do well in rising interest rate scenarios, whereas growth & quality do well during periods of falling interest rates. Our internal study on Indian markets proves that High growth & Hig…
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3: Ep 003 - Best of both worlds – How Hybrid Funds give you an edge
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Hybrid Funds are gaining traction and that is evident by the steady growth in assets in this category. The AUM of hybrid funds category has doubled from Rs 3.10 lakh crore in Nov 2020 to reach Rs 6.30 lakh crore as of November 2023, shows AMFI data. Similarly, the number of folios in this category have grown from 94 lakhs to 1.26 crore during the s…
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9: Ep 009 - Emerging Themes To Watch Out For
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India has leapfrogged from being among the fragile five in 2014 to emerge as the most resilient economy which is predicted to become the third largest economy by 2027. The IMF expects India to be the fastest growing economy till 2028, growing above 6% every single year. Among the 13 large economies in Goldman Sachs Research’s global outlook for 202…
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8: Ep 008 - Growth and Quality is a great opportunity for long term investors
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In this episode, Ankit Jain and Vinay Paharia (CIO-PGIM India Mutual Fund) discuss what has worked in investing in the last two decades in India and why investing in high growth and high quality companies is the best approach to participating in the Indian equity markets.By PGIM India Insights
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2: Ep 002 - The what, how and why of asset allocation
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A 1986 study titled Determinants of Portfolio Performance by Brinson, Hood and Beebower showed that asset allocation explained 93.6% of the variation in a portfolio’s return. This clearly shows the importance of following an asset allocation approach to investing rather than chasing return or flavour of the season. In this episode, Personal Finance…
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7: Ep 007 - PGIM India Alternatives will provide high conviction themes to capture structural growth
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In this podcast episode, Abhishek Tiwari, Chief Business Officer, PGIM India Asset Management, talks about the company’s new initiative in the alternatives space and how PGIM India Asset Management is positioned to capture these opportunities. Moderated by Ankit Jain. Tune in to the PGIM India Insights podcast series by PGIM India Asset Management.…
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7: Ep 007 - How to select a good financial advisor
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Even the most experienced investors can face personal biases while making financial decisions on their own. Each individual is unique in terms of risk tolerance and goals and this requires a bespoke solution. In this episode of Money Buddy podcast, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, shares his perspective on how financial advisors can help in…
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1: Ep 001 - 5 steps to Build your Emergency Fund with Debt Mutual Funds
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An Emergency Fund helps you tap into your savings when you have to incur an unplanned expense or take care of your non-negotiable monthly expenses during a temporary loss of income. In this maiden episode of Smart Investing series, Lisa Pallavi Barbora, a Financial Coach and Personal Finance Expert, discusses the importance of creating an emergency…
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6: Ep 006 - Driving Innovation! The Engine Behind India’s Thriving Automobile Sector.
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In this podcast, Surjitt Singh Arora, Portfolio Manager and Principal Officer, PGIM India Portfolio Management Services, talks about the emerging opportunities in the auto and ancillary sector, how the sector is evolving with the emergence of electric vehicles, the entry of new players and more. Tune in to the PGIM India Insights podcast series by …
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6: Ep 006 - How to invest in Global Companies
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Many investors tend to have a home bias – they invest majorly in domestic assets and thus lose out on owning international business/themes that are not available in Indian markets. In this episode of Money Buddy, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, takes us through why investors should consider investing beyond Indian markets and the options a…
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5: Ep 005 - Automate your portfolio with Balanced Advantage Funds
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Balanced Advantage Funds dynamically adjust their equity and fixed income exposure based on a pre-determined formula. If you wish to be saved from the hassle of managing your asset allocation on your own, consider Balanced Advantage Funds. In this episode, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, explains how Balanced Advantage Funds (BAFs) work an…
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5: Ep 005 - The road ahead for fixed income investors
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In this episode, Puneet Pal, Head - Fixed Income, PGIM India Mutual Fund, explains PGIM India MF’s fixed income investment process and philosophy, the trajectory of inflation and how investors should position their portfolio at this juncture. Tune in to the PGIM India Insights podcast series by PGIM India Asset Management. Stay tuned to get more su…
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4: Ep 004 - How to diversify your portfolio in international stocks
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In this episode, Abhishek Tiwari, Chief Business Officer, PGIM India Mutual Fund, shares his perspective on why international diversification is necessary and the options available for investors to diversify their portfolio through Global Fund of Funds, Emerging Market Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Tune in to the PGIM India Insig…
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4: Ep 004 - Overcome volatility with buy and hold strategy
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Many traditional Indian investors are not familiar with the ups and downs associated with market-linked products like mutual funds and as a result enter and exit funds at the wrong time. This constant churn disturbs the compounding power of the portfolio. Tune into this episode of Money Buddy where Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, talks abo…
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3: Ep 003 - A unique fair value approach to identify good companies
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Quality and growth combined are a potent combination for generating value – for insights like these, listen to Vinay Paharia, CIO, PGIM India Mutual Fund as he provides insights on the investment philosophy of PGIM India Mutual Fund. In this episode, he shares the portfolio construction process of the fund house, risk management framework, his lear…
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3: Ep 003 - 5 key things to focus on for Financial Freedom
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Did you know, retirement is the only life goal for which you don’t get a loan? Tune into this episode of Money Buddy where Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, talks about the importance of planning for financial freedom. Know how to monetize your skills to generate income during retirement, build your retirement kitty and lead a purposeful lif…
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2: Ep 002 - How We Select Winning Companies with GARP Strategy.
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In this episode listen to the the time-tested investing strategy - Growth at Reasonable Price (GARP) strategy and how Surjitt Singh Arora, Portfolio Manager and Principal Officer, PGIM India Portfolio Management Services uses this strategy to manage the PGIM India Core Equity Portfolio and PGIM India Phoenix Portfolio. Listen to this conversation t…
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2: Ep 002 - The 7 asset classes that help you diversify.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, holding a diversified portfolio can provide a better outcome. Asset allocation is the holy grail of diversification but how does one go about achieving optimal diversification by identifying the right asset classes. Get answers to all your questions on building a sound portfolio from Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM In…
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1: Ep 001 - Navigating your debt investments.
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The year 2023 is set to be a turning point in the rate hike cycle being pursued by central banks across the globe. In India, RBI is expected to go for a long pause and maintain status quo on monetary policy over the next two quarters. Tune in to this episode where Puneet Pal, Head – Fixed Income, PGIM India Mutual Fund, shares his perspective on ho…
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Planning for your life goals becomes easy when we follow the thumb rules of investing. In this episode, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, explains the sequence one should follow when it comes to managing your finances – household budgeting, protecting your family through insurance, creating an emergency corpus, and finally investing. Tune in…
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