Here’s a list of all posts designed discussing finance for beginners.
All these posts are secondary in nature. Simply put, they are only a secondary addition to your overall fundamental knowledge. Your first goal must be to ensure you have a firm understanding of the fundamentals.
TL;DR: This post lists mutual fund commissions paid to various financial advisors and distributors in India, in an easily sortable and searchable table. To see how much your advisor, bank, or mutual fund investing platform has made in commissions, simply enter their name. Jump to the table by clicking here.
What you see is what you get. – A complete list of all known and lesser known direct mutual fund sites and platforms in India. Click to read more.
With 2020 coming to an end, and talks of recession in India in 2021, I wanted to bring forward something for purely an educational purpose. This is especially relevant for beginners and also for those who try to time the market. The fact is, Economists have predicted a recession for each year, since the last … Read more
This isn’t a review of Scripbox or a review of FundsIndia alone. But about every such mutual fund distribution platform out there. There are several. The problem with all such platforms, is three fold.
Here’s a simple F.A.Q.
ULIPS have been mis-sold to investors since the time they’ve been launched. Investing even in the newer ones make very little sense. This post tells you a few reasons why.
‘Untimely deaths’ and ‘sudden demises’, like the ones from the slideshow here, tell you about how important it is to have life coverage. Things you’ve taken for granted, like the fact that you’ve assumed that you will wake up tomorrow, can surprise your family and friends in the most unpleasant of ways.
I recently received a query about capital gains tax on mutual funds. So I decided to put together a post which covers taxation of mutual funds and other more common assets. STCG stands for Short-Term Capital Gains LTCG stands for Long-Term Capital Gains Indexation benefit allows you to reduce your tax burden, by adjusting your … Read more
Shriya recently read the book and had this query on ELSS Mutual funds. I came across your book : Grownups are just kids with money and found your inputs useful. I have one ELSS with DSP Black rock. Since ELSS has locking period of 3 years .what should one do after the 3 years are … Read more
If I were allowed to tell you only 5 money lessons, here’s what they’d be. NUMBER 1 OF 5 MONEY LESSONS: Being able to invest money well, is a life-altering skill. And yet, very few will ever learn it. Knowing how to grow and protect money in a stress-free manner, is as liberating a skill … Read more
TL;DR: Fee-only financial advisors are a rare breed of financial advisors. Unlike 95% of the advisors out there, they don’t work on commissions. These commissions cause a significant dent in your overall long-term wealth. This page here lists all known fee-only financial advisors in India. In case you happen to find someone who isn’t on … Read more