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HDFC NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index Fund Review

HDFC NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index Fund is an open-ended scheme tracking the Nifty 50 Equal-Weight TR Index. In this review, we analyse the performance of the underlying index by comparing it with NIfty...



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At 37 I want to stop investing in MFs for retirement: Am I correct?

Here is another interesting question from a reader who wishes anonymity: I have the following question: Should I stop investing in mutual funds? I am a government employee working in academia. My...



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Stocks with low volatility and momentum for August 2021

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



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I retire in 5 years but may not have enough funds: How should I plan?

A reader who wishes to be anonymous asks, Hello, I was avidly reading about your answer to a 30-some reader. It was surprising that you need an 8+ crores rupee to sustain a lifestyle with 40000+...



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7 Proven Steps to Kickstart Your Freelancing Career

This is the final part of the 2-Part series on how to make remote working work for you. Vishal Kataria takes a deep dive into how you can kickstart and sustain a career in remote working —...



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How to create retirement buckets for inflation-protected income

This article discusses how to distribute a retirement corpus into different segments, aka buckets, to generate inflation-protected income. This stems from a YouTube comment from Anil Rai. “Dear...



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Tracking errors of MO S&P 500 Index fund, MO Nasdaq 100 ETF and FoF

In this article, we consider the tracking errors of Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund (MO-SP500), Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 ETF (MO-N100ETF) and Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 Fund of Fund (MO-N100FOF)....



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How I manage my money using the unified portfolio approach

In this article, SEBI registered fee-only advisor Swapnil Kendhe explains why and how he uses the unified portfolio approach (one portfolio for all goals similar in duration) to manage his money and...



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Most international equity funds fail to beat the S&P 500 TR (INR)

In this article, we compare the performance of international equity mutual funds (based in India and available for the retail Indian investor) with the S&P 500 Total Return in INR over the last...



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The ultimate guide to booking cheap flight tickets in India

If I say that I never frowned at the prices of air tickets, I’d be lying. Most of us are always on the lookout for cheap flight tickets. This holds especially true for those who love to travel....



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