In this second episode of the PrimeInvestor podcast, hosts Gaurav Menon and Vidya Bala (co-founder, PrimeInvestor.in) cover key news events and discuss all things related to sector funds.
We start with the news events that have an impact on the markets and your investments. We talk about the Nifty crossing the 19,000 mark, Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US and the FDI inflows from Google, Amazon, Micron and GE Aerospace, the large scale block deals in the market, and the HDFC and HDFC Bank merger. Vidya then provide insights and analysis on these events and how they affect the economy and investors.
Next, we move on to the main topic of the podcast, sector funds, which are investment funds that invest in one type of industry or sector. Vidya explains what sector funds are, how they work, and whether they are worth investing in or not. She also differentiates between sector funds and theme funds, which invest in different sectors or industries based on a common theme.
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