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A Counterintuitive Investing Lesson from A Prisoner of War
February 11, 2022This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Jim Collins in his best-selling book ‘Good to Great’, shares an interesting counter-intuitive insight which he refers to as ‘The…Continue Reading
Are you carrying the baggage of past mistakes?
December 9, 2021This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Two Buddhist monks, a senior and a junior, were travelling together. During their journey, they came across a river with…Continue Reading
How to deal with good and bad market phases?
October 22, 2021The recent rally in Indian equity markets also creates an inevitable uncomfortable question—“What if markets fall? Is there anything I should do?” Here is a simple approach to deal with…Continue Reading
Here’s A Framework To Help You Decide Your Ideal Asset Allocation?
October 14, 2021Asset Allocation refers to how you split your money across different assets such as Equity, Debt, Gold etc. This deceptively simple decision is probably the single most important decision when…Continue Reading
What happens when you start an Equity SIP and the market never falls?
September 27, 2021Once upon a time there lived a poor woodcutter. On a hot, sultry day he was chopping down a large tree near a river. As he toiled hard at work,…Continue Reading
How to be a ‘REAL’ Crorepati?
August 10, 2021All of us dream of becoming a crorepati. But most of us don’t have a clear plan of how much to save and invest to get there. Here’s a simple…Continue Reading
The Elusive Search for Goat Number 3
May 13, 2021This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small town near Toronto in Canada. Two school-going kids had a…Continue Reading
Rs 1000 = Rs 23 lakhs…But How?
May 3, 2021There are essentially three key ingredients for building wealth, Savings rate – How much can you save and invest? Time – How long can you stay invested? Returns – How…Continue Reading
What are the benefits of investing in mutual funds?
October 27, 2017Investors are spoilt for choice when it comes to picking the best investment avenue – bank deposits, money market securities, shares, bonds, etc. Mutual Funds, owing to their well regulated…Continue Reading
What is a mutual fund and why should you invest in it?
October 7, 2017These days, you’re constantly bombarded with messages every day asking you to invest your money. Be it your parents, your friends, or ads (like AMFI’s Mutual Funds Sahi Hai series) on…Continue Reading
