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What investors want and why they will never get it!

The freefincal journey has taught us several lessons about human behaviour. Formoremost among them is what most investors want without stopping to recognise that it is impossible! We can restrict...



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How I used RBI Retail Direct to buy govt. bonds and create an income source

In this article, Anand Vaidya shares his experience of using the RBI Retail Direct portal to buy govt. bonds (gilts) and create an income source. About the author: Anand studied E&C Engg, worked...



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Equity Mutual Fund Screener April 2022: Shortlist consistent performers

The freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener (April 2022) is now available. Use it to screen for consistently performing equity mutual funds. You can screen based on fund category &...



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How will Paytym and Zomato affect Nifty Next 50 returns?

NSE has recently changed its inclusion criterion which has allowed new companies like Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd.), Zomato and Nykaa (FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd. ) to be part of the index from...



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As new parents how should we start investing for our child’s future?

Apurba and his wife are new parents who would like to know how they should plan and start investing for their daughter’s future. An illustration. Their daughter is only about a week old....



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When you hear the name ‘Elon Musk’, what is the first thing that comes to mind?

I recently asked a group of young people, “What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name ‘Elon Musk’?” Here are some of the responses: Brilliant Genius...



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DSP Midcap Fund – Performance Report

In this edition of the “fund performance report”, we look at DSP Midcap Fund. Launched in Nov 2006, the fund has an AUM of about Rs. 13,300 Crores. We shall compare the reward and risk...



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Can we use HDFC Corporate Bond Fund for long term goals?

Starting this week, we will be profiling a debt mutual fund in-depth. This week, we will try and answer a reader’s question: Can we use HDFC Corporate Bond Fund for long term goals? What are...



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Stocks with low volatility and momentum for April 2022

Each month, we publish a list of stocks with low volatility and momentum. We provide data for BSE 500 and BSE 100 stocks.  There are now three different screener files available. (1) Stocks with low...



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Why complicate life with multiple retirement buckets? Why not use a single equity + debt portfolio?

A reader wants to know why a retiree needs to complicate life with multiple retirement buckets when all he needs is a single portfolio with equity and debt after retirement which is much easier to...



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