Recently, there was a lot of noise on social channels about the rise in the number of unicorns from India ("Unicorn" is a term used to describe a startup company with a value of more than $1 billion). Here is…
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I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (March-April 2021) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answer reader's questions related to any aspect of their personal finance. Here is the reader query about investing Rs 40,000 per…
The new budget is around the corner. The one for FY2021-22. So I thought I would just loud think what a common man will desire from the budget. Many of the suggestions in the article might seem to far fetched…
Around March thsi year (and even last year), few relatives called me up to ask whether they should invest in financial products X or Y or Z among many others… X = Traditional Endowment & Moneyback plans by insurance companies…
Unless you are ultra-rich or have a business churning out unmanageably uninvestable levels of cash ;-), it is important to save some money. In this context, I have already written about a common dilemma that people face- Spend Today or…
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (November 2020) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answer reader’s questions related to any aspect of their personal finance. Here is the reader query about investing to grow wealth…
The following is a beautiful text from an advertisement in the 1960s (to be specific, from First Federal Savings advertisement). It talks about why you need to save. No don't let your preconcieved notions about such text stop you from…
It has been 9 years. And it has been one hell of a journey. To be honest, when I published my first post here in 2011, I never imagined things would pan out like this. But one thing led to…
Let’s say that I offer to buy you the car of your dreams. You can pick any car that you want, and then that car will be waiting for you at home. There’s just one catch: It’s the only car…
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Recently, I got quoted a few times in a magazine named 'Open' in their Wealth Special Issue 2019. The article was titled A Portrait of the Crore. And you can read it using the below link: A Portrait of the…
Budget 2019 initially proposed something that excited millions of Indians - No income tax on Rs 5 lakh income. It seemed that the zero percent (0%) income tax slab was indeed increased to Rs 5 lakh in India. But when actual…
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Recently, I got interviewed by Ravichand of Stock & Ladder. The interview was originally published here (at Investing Chat with Dev Ashish). It covers my background, investment philosophy (and how it has evolved over the years), how I invest and other…
Last few weeks haven’t been easy. And unless you are a perfect timer, chances are that your portfolio would be down. By how much? The cut would be less for those who decided to leave the party early and comparatively…
My wife and I got some coverage in Mumbai Mirror a few days back. The coverage was about people in India are working towards their Financial Independence (or Early Retirement) and trying to answer the question 🙂 How to Retire at 40? Here is the article: And…
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My wife and I got some coverage in Times of India a few weeks back. The coverage was mainly about how some Indians are working towards their Financial Independence (or let’s say Early Retirement). Here is the article: After the article…
