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How a young couple is trying to balance travelling and investing

In this edition of the reader audit, Arka and Rupali share how they are trying to balance their personal aspirations like travelling and exploring new opportunities with their quest for financial...



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At 40 am I too late to start planning for retirement?

A reader writes, “I have now been reading your articles on the importance of asset allocation for a few months now. The impact of inflation is scary! I have no equity holdings in my portfolio...



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How has Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund performed?

In this edition of the “fund performance report”, we look at  Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund. Launched in Sep 2003, the fund has an AUM of about Rs. 7,256 Crores. We shall compare the...



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How many mid cap funds outperformed Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 Index?

Last Updated on April 13, 2022 In an update to our previous reports, we find out how actively managed mid cap funds fared against Nifty Midcap 150 Total Returns Index (TRI) and factor-based index...



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How many mid cap funds outperformed Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 30 Index?

In an update to our previous reports, we find out how actively managed mid cap funds fared against Nifty Midcap 150 Total Returns Index (TRI) and factor-based index Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 30 TRI....



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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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