A close friend (outside India) recently forwarded me a mail that I had sent to him in 2014 about Bitcoin (BTC). Have a look at the mail that I sent him (in January 2014): Please ignore the typos in the…
Read More My Advice to a Bitcoin Crorepati in 2014 (Hint: Didn’t Work. He is Richer now!)
Should I Invest in Bitcoin or other Altcoins? Or Bitcoin Vs Altcoin? As of now, there are more than 10,300 cryptocurrencies (source: Coinmarketcap.com) as shown below: So even though we can say that Bitcoin is the king of cryptocurrencies, there…
Read More Which crypto ALTCOIN to invest other than Bitcoin?
If you look at Bitcoin price history, you will find that it is peppered with small corrections to huge crashes. Up to 80% price correction in a matter of a month! So if you want to know about the historical…
If you are a Bitcoin enthusiast, you might like this post. We will talk about allocation to Bitcoins and other coins/tokens in a portfolio. This will lead us to answer questions like - How much percentage of the portfolio to…
Read More What percentage % of portfolio to invest in Bitcoins (2021)?
If you are into passive investing (via index funds and ETFs) in India, then you would know about the Nifty Next 50 index. But how does Nifty Next 50 differ from Nifty 50, how should you choose between Nifty 50…
Read More Nifty vs Nifty Next 50 Index Funds: Which to choose?
There is a growing interest in Bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrencies in general in India in 2021. But many have questions about the legality of cryptocurrencies in India like below: Is Bitcoin legal in India in 2021? Can I invest…
You can quit smoking and save money. But you already know that. Right? And to be honest, I think trying to influence someone to kick the smoky habit by trying to show them the financial angle may not be the…
Read More How much can you save if you quit smoking? (Real Numbers)
I got queries from clients and a few other mails recently about credit risk funds. I am not much in favor of taking credit risk. But given the recent outperformance of the credit funds compared to other debt fund categories…
Read More Credit Risk Funds’ 1-year Returns are Good. But still Avoid them.
The debt funds have seen their returns moderate for some time now. The extent of this fall in returns differs based on the debt fund categories one is invested in. Some categories have been giving negative returns too in some…
Read More My Debt Funds are giving Poor Returns. What to do?
Life is too short to save everything - I came across these words in the title of an interesting article (link). Immediately I knew I wanted to write on this topic. More so after my experience with Covid-19. Due to…
The first-ever Bitcoin rate (in the year 2009) was $1 = 1309 Bitcoins or BTC (source). That is, 1 Bitcoin was worth just $0.00076, or a mere Rs 0.05 or 5 paise in India. So Bitcoin price in 2009 in…
Read More Should you invest in Bitcoin & other Cryptocurrencies (2021)?
Recently, the mutual fund space saw two new entrants. One was Groww that acquired Indiabulls AMC’s portfolio while the other was NJ India, a pan-India distributor that is now entering into AMC space itself after selling MFs for years. And…
Read More New Mutual Fund AMCs coming. Should you rush to invest in their Schemes?
Having a credit card to use in case of emergencies sounds like a good idea. But many people make the mistake of relying only on the undrawn limit of their credit cards for emergencies. They choose to believe that credit…
When is the next Sovereign Gold Bond scheme? Or you may ask: Sovereign Gold Bond scheme 2021-22 Sovereign Gold Bond Dates 2021-22 Sovereign Gold Bond scheme 2021-22 dates The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme FY 2021-22 calendar or, also called as…
Read More Sovereign Gold Bond FY 2021-22: Series Calendar + Schedule (All Tranches)
For the last few weeks, I have been down with Covid19 and its after-effects. Different people have different experiences. Some sail through easily. Others don’t. I don’t know how to put a scale to my experience, but it wasn’t easy.…
