Don't overpay for a stock on growth hopes, go for a value fund: Experts

Investors should diversify into value funds, where managers look for margin of safety

Sanjay Kumar Singh | New Delhi
Last Updated at June 1, 2021 06:10 IST

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Restarting of private sector capital expenditure is expected to provide a fillip to corporate earnings

In its annual report, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cautioned investors about the sharp rise in stock prices at a time when the economy was contracting. The Nifty50 rose 70.9 per cent, the Nifty Midcap 150 by 100 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 250 by 117.2 per cent during financial year 2020-21 (FY21). The gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 7.3 per cent during this period.

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