Relaxo Footwears Limited is engaged in manufacturing and trading of footwear and related products. The principal activity of the company is the manufacture of footwear made primarily of vulcanised or moulded rubber and plastic. Its brands include Hawaii, Flite, Sparx, Schoolmate, Elena, Casualz and Bahamas. 

The year 2018 has been bad for the equity market in general and was worse for the mid-cap and small-cap stocks. Their performance was reflected in the performance of mutual fund schemes dedicated to such categories. Nevertheless, there are funds that have always outperformed their categories. 

What with the General Elections just around the corner and the significant government intervention in terms of policies and regulations, extensive discussions on the rural theme have almost become commonplace. Dnyanada Kulkarni explores the practicality of investing in rural themed stocks by evaluating their performance during elections and in the context of farm loan waiver announcements.

The Road-map of Nifty for the calendar year 2019 and sectors to look at in 2019.

Recently the government has made changes to the National Pension System (NPS), adding to its appeal DSIJ by making it more tax friendly. explains, how despite these changes mutual funds score over NPS as an instrument to save for your retirement.

Your cover story on the equity-linked saving scheme (ELSS)

The year 2018 will be remembered for both sharp surges and drastic declines. We saw BSE Sensex touching new high of almost 39,000 before correcting by almost 15 per cent. This was the second time within a year when the frontline indices fell by more than 10 per cent.

Stepping into the New Year is always exciting. To help you make a fresh start, Yogesh Supekar and Shohini Nath explore beaten-down stocks of 2018, while the DSIJ Research Team handpicks a list of such underperforming stocks to add to your portfolio.

Data Bank

Often investors talk about investing in cyclical stocks to beat the markets in the long run. Dnyanada Kulkarni investigates the funda of investing in cyclical stocks and evaluates the historical performance of cyclical stocks versus non-cyclical stocks.