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Animation: Gain or loss in my retirement portfolio (June 2008 to May 2017)

Here is a 35-second animation of the gain or loss in my retirement portfolio from June 19, 2008, to May 25th, 2017. I made this for Kolkata DIY Investor Meet Today (few tickets available, you can pay...

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Freefincal Q & A: Investing in Gold; comparing mutual funds and managing them

Each week I try and answer generic questions from readers. Here is this weeks edition. I could not do this last week due to GameChanger release. Apologies. You can use the form below to ask...

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Pros & Cons of Finding Stocks with Earnings Power for Long-Term Profits

In this guest post, R. Srivatsan discusses the pros and cons of using a stock valuation technique known as Earnings Power Box, introduced by Hewitt Heiserman, Jr, in his book,  “It’s Earnings That...

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Freefincal turns Five!

Freefincal was born this week five years ago.  Given my tendency to move from one area to another, I am surprised that I have stuck around for so long. The only reason for that is the support from...

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Are you an Amazon Customer or an Amazon Delivery Guy?

Shall we try out the following experiment? Pick a fund that you invest in. Say Quantum Long Term Equity or PPFAS LTVF or HDFC Balanced. Enter all the transactions in that fund(s) in a portfolio...

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Register for the Kolkata DIY Investor Workshop May 28th 2017

Register for the Kolkata DIY investor workshop to be held on May 28th 2017. Ashal Jauhari (Facebook Group: Asan Ideas For Wealth) and your truly (M. Pattabiraman(pattu), freefincal.com) will be the...

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Worried About Losing Your Job? A Guide to Handle Potential Sudden Loss of Income

The media is blaring at full blast about the number of jobs (not just IT) that could be lost in 2017 and beyond and how it could be "bigger" than 2008.  Whether there is merit in such speculation...

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Thank you for a fantastic response to GameChanger + Travel Training Kit

A big "thank you"  to all readers for your support in the launch of GameChanger and its companion Travel training kit. The book -kindle and hardcopy (pre-order) will list on Amazon this week....

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The special offer for Gamechanger closes tonight (tomorrow it retails for 249)

This is a quick reminder that the offer on Gamechanger, my new book that shows you how to simplify your money life, take no-frills cheap vacations and automate everything, closes tonight at 23:59....

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What are the reasons not to purchase the book Gamechanger?

If you’ve been through the last few posts, you’ll know that my new book co-authored with Pranav Surya is out for pre-order and we’re running a crazy small experiment of eliminating the middleman (aka...

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