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Stock Portfolio Analysis: Aug 2023

This article compares my stock portfolio with an equivalent investment in a Nifty index fund and the Nifty 100 Low Volatility 30 TR index. We post this comparison each month. Before we begin, new readers need to appreciate the context of these investments. I started direct equity investing only after achieving a comfortable level of...

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Review your goal-based investment portfolio with this auditing tool

Last Updated on August 27, 2023 at 10:55 am We present a simple spreadsheet to review and audit your goal-based investment portfolios. Over the years, we recognised the need for a tool beyond financial planning and portfolio value/return tracking. A financial planning calculator tells you the target corpus for a goal and the investment amount...

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Eight investment truths hours of number crunching have taught me

Here are eight investment truths hours and hours of number crunching and data analysis have taught me. I have always believed that mathematics is the language of nature and that a truly open-minded analyst has a chance of appreciating the “truth” or even attaining nirvana! 1. There is no evidence that long term investing is...

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My wife has an onsite assignment; what should she do with current investments?

A Facebook group Asan Ideas for Wealth member recently posted a question about onsite assignments and action to be taken with current investments in India. We asked SEBI registered flat fee-only investment advisor Chandan Singh Padiyaar to expound on his reply to the question. It is reproduced here with the member’s permission. About the author:...

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Mastering the Art of Monthly Expense Tracking and Management

This article discusses how to track monthly expenses and manage them efficiently. This is one of the steps in our Free ebook: Re-assemble Step-by-step money management basics. If you ask me now, “How should I track expenses?” I would say, “Do not track; invest first and spend later”. See: How ten years of tracking investments...

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How to build a corpus for medical expenses

Everyone needs to build a corpus to handle medical expenses either in the near future or after retirement. I discuss simple ways to build a corpus for medical expenses in this article. Remember that a corpus for medical expenses is not just for those who cannot buy health insurance due to ill health. Even those...

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Let’s Get RICH With PATTU podcast is now available on YouTube!

Let’s get rich with Pattu, produced by Ofspin is a weekly podcast on money management. We have completed 13 episodes so far. You can now listen to the show on nine different channels and watch us discuss money management on YouTube! Each episode will cover one aspect of money management – insurance, emergency funds, planning...

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Debt and hybrid mutual fund screener (Aug 2023) for selection, tracking, learning

This is a debt mutual fund screener for fund selection, fund portfolio tracking and learning. It also includes hybrid funds that invest in bonds. It will satisfy investors who wish to invest in money market funds, banking and PSU funds etc. The credit quality of the bonds in the portfolio and the bond maturity profile...

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Active vs Passive Mutual Funds: Which Should You Choose?

Last Updated on August 21, 2023 at 6:23 am A mutual fund is a financial instrument that pools money from the investor and invests on their behalf. As mutual funds become more popular, investors face difficulty making choices. Mutual funds are segregated into two main categories: active and passive mutual funds. If you invest through...

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Implementing the Unified Portfolio Approach in the Wealth Accumulation Phase

Last Updated on August 20, 2023 at 10:01 am In this article, SEBI-registered flat fee-only financial advisor Swapnil Kendhe discusses how we can implement a unified portfolio approach for all our long-term goals. About the author: Swapnil is a SEBI Registered Investment Advisor and is one of the sought-after advisors on the freefincal fee-only financial planners’...

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