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How my mother moved up the corporate ladder with constant self-growth

A few days, I had asked members of Facebook, Asan Ideas for Wealth, to share real-life stories of how they or someone they knew increased their income by upskilling, self-growth (personal...



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I don’t want to start a MF SIP now as experts claim markets will crash: Am I right?

In this article, let us address a question received on our Youtube Channel and a question on many investors’ minds: “I’m planning to start my equity investment now (at the age of...



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Stocks with low volatility and momentum for September 2021

Here is a list of stocks with low volatility and momentum for September 2021 from the Nifty 100. You can also get the historical data from March 2019 to September 2021.  We filter Nifty 100 for (1)...



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Mirae Asset S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Review

Mirae Asset S&P 500 Top 50 ETF is an open-ended scheme replicating/tracking S&P 500 Top 50 Total Return Index. Mirae Asset S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Fund of Fund is an open-ended fund of fund...



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How to draw one lakh monthly income from a retirement corpus

We received this question on how to generate monthly income that handles inflation from a retirement corpus. “Hi, Pattu Sir, I read about reaching 45x annual expenses in this article: How I...



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My side-hustle now makes more money than my full-time job!

In the latest edition of the reader audit, we learned how a reader plans to achieve financial independence, quit his job and move to his native place. Here, he had mentioned, “Since 2016, I’ve...



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Why should I invest in equity mutual funds when there is no guarantee of returns?

We have often pointed out that the fate of our mutual fund SIPs is decided by “timing luck” and not because of patience or discipline or rupee cost averaging.  We have also presented the...



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How I plan to achieve financial independence and move to my native place

In this edition of the reader audit, we meet a 39-year old unmarried male working in the private sector. He explains how he plans to achieve financial independence, quit his job and move to his...



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I am new to equity mutual funds how should I invest a lump sum?

This is a question received on our YouTube channel:  “Hi, I am aged 30. New to your videos and blog. I have been hooked to it for the past two days. Can you make a video on “How to invest...



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At 41 how can I correct my financial mistakes and plan for the future?

I recently received this email: “I am a 41-year-old salaried single lady, and stumbled upon your blog site recently, in my quest to effective portfolio management. I have realised that I have...



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