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HDFC Bank Stock Analysis: The Leader of India’s Banking Sector

HDFC Bank has been a favourite investment for a lot of investors in the Indian equities – be it Retail Investors, Fund Managers, FIIs, or DIIs. And, with good reason too. HDFC Bank has outperformed...



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Feedback on my new book for kids: Chinchu gets a superpower!

It is now a little over a month since the release of my new book for kids “Chinchu gets a superpower!“. Here is what parents have to say about it 🙂 What do readers say? I loved the way...



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How to turn your social media comments into passive income!

My favourite Twitter bio is actors Kevin Hart’s: “My name is Kevin Hart, and I WORK HARD!!! That pretty much sums me up!!! Everybody Wants To Be Famous But Nobody Wants To Do The...



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Can I use liquid funds for long-term goals with equity MFs?

A sentiment that has gained popularity after the Franklin debt funds fiasco is, “avoid all kinds of risk in debt funds”. Now I notice investors preferring liquid funds even for long-term...



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Can I use the same mutual funds for all my financial goals?

If I have multiple goals likes retirement, holiday, 1st child’s college fee, 2nd child’s college fee etc., can I use the same mutual fund for all of them, or should I invest in separate...



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Unlock the secrets of successful financial advisors and entrepreneurs!

I get at least 2-3 emails each day from investors asking me to create a financial plan for them. They have no idea whether I offer such a service or not (I do not); they do not know the fees...



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Can I use NPS Tier II as a low cost index fund?

This is a question that we have received several times in the last few months: Since NPS (National pension scheme) is a low-cost product, can we use it as an index fund. Typically people wish to use...



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Should I withdraw from PPF and invest in equity MF to reach my asset allocation goal?

Let us consider the possibilities for an interesting question from Akash received a while ago. “It will take me 10 years to reach my asset allocation goal of 50% equity and 50% fixed income....



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Seven ways in which YouTubers make money in 2021

Ask a random person, “how YouTubers make money,” and they are likely to say, “from ads”, and by this, they refer to Adsense insertions at the start and middle/bottom of the...



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ABSL Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund Review

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund is an open-ended scheme tracking Nifty Smallcap 50 total return Index. In this review, we find out if investors considering this index would get...



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