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Index fund tracking error screener September 2021

This is a  passive fund screener based on tracking error and return difference wrt benchmarks. The screener will help a user evaluate how efficiently an index fund has tracked its underlying...



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What is the benefit of mutual funds beating the index to a common man?

A viewer on our YouTube channel asks, “What is the benefit of a mutual fund beating the index? How it is going to benefit a common investor?” On the face of it, this seems like the answer...



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Don’t make these mistakes while investing in mutual funds!

We list some of the worst mistakes to be avoided while investing in mutual funds.  This list is sourced from the questions we have received or encountered at Facebook group Asan Ideas for Wealth over...



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How I learned new skills with side hustles and advanced my career

In this episode of “how I increased my income with side-hustles”, we meet Ayushi Mona who has ten years of versatile side-hustle experience in content writing, marketing, teaching and...



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What to do if our life-partner is not interested in money management

A reader who prefers anonymity asks, “Dear Pattu Sir, my wife is not interested in personal finance. She is not interested in know where our investments are or how they are tagged to our...



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Can I stop my SIPs for a few months to reduce my equity MF allocation from 75% to 70%?

Piyush asks, “Dear Pattu Sir, You have mentioned several times the importance of portfolio rebalancing. Due to the marker recovery, my equity mutual fund portfolio allocation is now 75%. I want...



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Equity Mutual Fund Screener Sep 2021: Shortlist consistent performers

The freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener (September 2021) 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 I started a side hustle at 16 by blogging and web development

In this episode of “how I increased my income”, we meet a person who has been working passionately on blogging and web development, his side hustle for the past decade, since he was...



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Nippon India Passive Flexicap FoF Review

Nippon India Passive Flexicap FoF is an open-ended Fund of Funds (FoF) Scheme investing in units of ETFs/Index Funds of Nippon India Mutual Fund. In this review, we consider if it makes sense to...



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After three years of SIP investment can I book partial profits now?

A viewer on our Youtube Channel asks, ” I have been investing in index funds for the last 3 years in sip mode. Can I book partial profits now?” The answer to this question does not depend...



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