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Gilt Mutual Fund User Guide: When and How to use them

This is a user guide on gilt mutual funds (a debt fund that invests in govt bonds). When to use them & how to use them for maximum benefits. Let us start with the basics, but before we do, do...

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How often has the Nifty crashed? A reality check on volatility

How often has the Nifty crashed? Has it crashed once it reaches an all-time high? When has the Nifty crashed in the past? Is it possible to use this information to predict when it will crash in the...

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Three simple tips to choose the right financial advisor

Here are three simple tips to choose the right financial advisor for you with no conflicts of interest (fee-only registered with SEBI). If you wish to outsource money management, either because you...

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Why we need to manage money like we buy smartphones

After 13 years of using a feature phone, I finally decided to get myself a smartphone. Selecting one I realized that many of us have the right approach to buying a smartphone but fail to apply it to...

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Free e-book: Mutual Fund FAQ 100 essential Q & A for new investors!

Dear reader, this is a compilation of 100 questions that new investors in mutual funds should first ask and then seek answers. Unlike a conventional FAQ that deals with technical aspects on mutual...

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Should Mutual Fund Distributors become SEBI Registered Investment Advisors?

“What is your honest advice to friends in the MF distributor community? Do you suggest that it might be better for us to turn into fee-only financial planners or SEBI registered investment...

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How to invest in the NIFTY LargeMidcap 250 Index

Here is how you can replicate the returns and performance of NIFTY LargeMidcap 250 Index using Nifty 50 and Nifty next 50 Index funds. Motilal Oswal had filed an NFO application based on this index...

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Economic Challenges that Modi 2.0 will have to tackle

The people have spoken and how! The stock market may rejoice at the results of Lok Sabha 2019, but the new government has its work cut out. Modi 2.0 faces many economic challenges,  perhaps because...

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Nifty Valuation Tool: Find out if the stock market is expensive or cheap in multiple ways

Use this nifty valuation tool to find out if the stock market is expensive or cheap using PE, PB, Div Yield, Bollinger Bands and much more.  The idea to try and understand the state of the market...

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Please help me complete this MF FAQ E-book for beginners

This week marks the 7th birthday of freefincal.  Last year, for the 6th birthday, I put together the re-assemble: basics of money management e-book. For this year, I would like to release a free...

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