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Ten health benefits of drinking cocoa every day

Here are some health benefits of drinking cocoa every day. Readers may be aware that I occasionally discuss health and diet matters. If it is okay with you, I would like to do that a bit more. I have...

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Why you need to worry about “duration” if your mutual funds invest in bonds

SEBI’s Mutual Fund Scheme Categorization requires fund houses to use a term known as Macaulay Duration to differentiate among debt mutual funds. Here is a simple explanation of what is Macaulay...

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Generating tax free income from arbitrage mutual funds?

The 10% tax on all equity mutual fund dividends is a blow to all those who sold and bought funds that offered monthly dividends. This is a blessing as it would reduce mis-selling and hopefully...

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Gautami – Kamal Hassan Split points to the financial dangers of a live-in relationship

It is common knowledge that Gautami and Kamal Hassan split in Oct. 2016 after a 13-year live-in relationship. Yesterday (Feb 24, 2018) she published an eloquently worded article on her...

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How can a 400% profit result only in 8% return?! Hodling to the moon Risk!

Although many equity investors like to think that they are saner than crypto-investors, the truth is that there is not much difference in their investment “strategies” (if we can call it...

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Fee-only Advisor Journey: Sukhvinder Sidhu’s unwavering principles

SEBI registered investment advisor Sukhvinder Sidhu shares his journey: from bank branch manager to following his passion and his struggle in establishing himself as a fee-only financial...

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What is XIRR: A simple introduction

If you have invested in mutual funds, the annualized returns that you see in portfolio trackers are from an XIRR calculation. It is important to understand that XIRR is an “adjustment”...

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Download Update: Robo advisory Template – Version 3

Readers may be aware that in September 2017, I had released a robo advisory software template to plan from start to finish for retirement (early, normal, before and after), non-recurring financial...

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what should be my first mutual fund?

Yesterday, we considered How to start investing in equity Today, let us discuss what should be the first mutual fund for a young earner or for new mutual fund investors. The financial services...

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How to start investing in equity?

This weekend, in a two-part re-assemble series posts, let us consider: (1) How to start investing in equity and (2) what should be my first mutual fund?. The transition from the comfort of fixed...

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