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What is Front Running in Mutual Funds

What is Front Running?Front running is when a broker has exclusive details of a stock being bought or sold in large quantities and trades that stock to benefit from it. Front-running is also called tail-gating. Is Front running legal?The practice is illegal as well as unethical in India, as in most parts of the world. Front-running is illegal and unethical because it leverages private information

7 Checkpoints Before You Lend Money to Your Friend

We may feel obliged to lend, or our values may drive us to go all out to help, but it is very important to consider this 7 point checklist to strike the right balance in this sensitive situation.Money is the root of all evil. I denied this statement when I was writing my first book - From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom, back in 2014. And I still stand by the fact money is NOT the root cause of

8 Strong Reasons why Staying on Rent makes Sense

As with most people of my age, it is always a dream to own a beautiful home - to live a beautiful life, to impress myself, my family and also to impress the world around me, to give my family a comfortable and happy life. We were already staying in a relatively smaller ancestral home but the charm of having our own home, crafting it the way we wish to, and living there happily thereafter - was a

35 Fabulous lessons from the book 'Factfulness' by Hans Rosling

Ready to shatter some of your biggest myths about the world? Get ready...This is a 2018 book by Swedish physician, professor of international health and statistician Hans Rosling. In the book, Rosling suggests that the vast majority of people are wrong about the state of the world. He shatters many myths that we carry about the world around us.After having read the book page by page, I, hereby,

9 smart ways to reduce your vehicle insurance premium

Vehicle Insurance is the only mandatory insurance in our country. Here are some smart ways to save more money and improve our monthly cash flow.BackgroundVehicle Insurance is the only mandatory insurance in our country. And most of the times, we don't pay much attention to what constitutes the premium of a vehicle insurance. Once we understand the details, it is not tough to find out what we need

Why can't we just copy a successful portfolio

The portfolio of Warren Buffet owned Berkshire Hathaway has always been public. Why then we don't have millions of Warren Buffets around us? Copying a portfolio just doesn't work. Read why...BackgroundWhen I was in college, I used to study very hard. I used to sit in the college library after the classes got over, for a detailed understanding of the topics covered during the day. I often referred

New Book: Foops! Promo Video Released

Foops! is that moment in your financial life which awakens you to the areas where you have been going wrong all this while. It not only shakes you up, it also prompts you to take corrective action, in order to get back on track. Get set for surprises. Get set for you ooh, aah & aha moments! Get set for your Foops moments. I am all set with Foops! - my best attempt so far. About the BookSprinkled

New Book: Foops! now available for pre-order

Foops! is that moment in your financial life which awakens you to the areas where you have been going wrong all this while. It not only shakes you up, it also prompts you to take corrective action, in order to get back on track. Get set for surprises. Get set for you ooh, aah & aha moments! Get set for your Foops moments. I am all set with Foops! - my best attempt so far. About the BookSprinkled

Kalpavriksha donations now eligible for tax rebate under Section 80G

Kalpavriksha donations are now eligible for tax rebate under Section 80G. This makes it a win-win as you can now help elevate the environment around you, and earn tax benefits as well.These are exciting times, as we get a new shot in the arm, to make renewed efforts towards our target of planting a million+ trees, and doing our bit to elevate the environment around us.What is Section 80G of

RBI Retail Direct Gilt (RDG) Scheme

What is RBI Retail DirectRBI Retail Direct is a platform provided by our federal bank and aimed at facilitating investment by retail investors in gilts by improving ease of access and providing a direct portal for individual investors.Why GiltGilt stands for Government Issued Long Term. When we say Gilt Funds, we mean debt based mutual funds which invest in Gilt securities (also called as G-Secs)