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Select your first stock without breaking your head! Here is how

Here is a simple way to select your first stock without breaking your head using the Nifty Strategic Indices. These are a couple of videos published on freefincal @youtube and is along the lines of...

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Easily find Consistent Equity Mutual Funds (Dec 2018) with this sheet

The freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener December 2018 edition is available for download. Use this screener file to easily find best performing equity funds that have consistently...

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EPF 75% Withdrawal (1 month) is in addition to 100% Withdrawal (2 months)

In a circular issued today, Dec. 19th, the EPFO allowed members who have not been employed for at least one month to withdraw up to 75% of their provident corpus. The EPFO circular clearly states...

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Looking for mid cap, small cap value stocks & mid cap growth stocks? Here is an easy way out!

If you are looking for mid cap and small cap value stocks or mid cap growth stocks, there is now an easy way to create a shortlist for further study. NSE has recently launched strategic indices based...

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Post Office Internet Banking (DOP): How to register & features available

After a long wait, the department of posts (DOP) has finally announced the India Post Internet Banking facility! This is a welcome move as it will allow users, especially senior citizens and their...

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India Post Internet Banking (DOP): How to register & features available

After a long wait, the department of posts (DOP) has finally announced the India Post Internet Banking facility! This is a welcome move as it will allow users, especially senior citizens and their...

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ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund Performance Review

This is a performance review of ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund, one of the best-known value-oriented funds in the country. The fund has had a poor run in the last few years and has got many of...

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Don’t get fooled: Mutual funds have no compounding benefit!

There is no compounding in mutual funds! Do not get fooled by “power of compounding”, “miracle of SIPs” and “8th wonder of the world” illustrations!  The term...

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Seven months of lazy stock investing! Dec 2018 Update

It has been seven months since I started lazy stock investing. These are five stock portfolios based on NSE indices.  Their current status is reported in this post. Three of them are based on smart...

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Eight ways to combine Nifty Next 50 with active funds

Interest in the Nifty Next 50 (NN50) has increased over the last couple of years due to its fantastic track record against many diversified equity mutual funds: Nifty Next 50: The Benchmark Index...

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