Do you want to know what are the historical gold and silver prices in India? Then here are the average price of Gold (Rs per 10 grams) and Silver (Rs per 1 kg) in Indian domestic markets. Have a look…
Read More Historical Gold & Silver Rates in India (since 1970-71) – Updated 2021
If you invest in IPOs in India (2022), you would have heard the term IPO Grey Market and Grey Market Premium (or GMP) in IPO. So… What is Grey Market Premium in IPO?Why are many IPO investors so eager to…
There is an advertisement doing rounds on TV these days. In one, a shattered-looking person is talking to a celebrity cricketer telling him how he took unnecessary risks, gambled into stock tips and lost all the money. This does send…
Read More Casinos can be Fun. But Investing shouldn’t be like going to a Casino
Retirement is a boring topic for those who are decades away from it. But ask those who are about to retire in a few years and they will regret not starting early with retirement planning/ Don’t get me wrong here.…
ULIP are hybrid products that offer the dual feature of providing life cover as well as work as an investment option, which if managed well, has the potential to increase your wealth based on market-linked returns. While everyone should be…
A while back, a young college student mailed about an interesting topic. How can I save money that I earn on the sides? Are there any tricks to it? I immediately got transported to my college days when even I…
Read More 7 money saving tricks for Students OR Anyone looking for Extra Side Income
People need money. All the time. At times for good things. And at times, for not such good ones (like medical or financial emergencies). So there is this constant worry that many have whether they would have enough money to…
Read More Keep these points in mind when applying for Personal Loans (2021)
Should you do a SIP or invest lumpsum? The war between SIP and lumpsum mode of investment is never-ending. And there are strong believers on both sides. Investors often read up tons of content on the internet to and then…
I got a mail from a young reader. Here is the summary: “I am 28 years old. Due to a job switch recently, I can now invest close to Rs 50,000 per month. I already have Rs 10,000 monthly EPF…
Read More I can invest Rs 50,000 (50K) per month. How to start (Updated 2022)?
In the last 23+ years (i.e. in 283 months between Jan-1998 and Jul-2021), the Sensex has ended with negative monthly returns on 118 occasions. This means that 118 of the 283 months have seen negative returns. That is 41.7% of…
One of the problems of being an Investment Advisor is that even friends bring up money topics while casual discussions. Recently, I was talking to a friend who is planning to buy his first house. Though he can very well…
Read More How Can You Boost Your Chances of Getting Approved for a Home Loan?
Personal loans can come in real handy if you have a financial emergency and no savings to fall back to. I can go on talking about how wrong it is to not have any savings at all. But, sometimes, emergencies…
Read More How a Good CIBIL Score Helps You Get a Personal Loan Quickly?
Is Rs 5 crore enough to retire in India? Rs 5 crore is not a small amount. At all. And to be honest with you, if your expenses are reasonable, I think that Rs 5 crore would be sufficient to…
I am no economist. Nor do I intend to be one. But I do keep an eye on all things money. And one thing cannot go unnoticed that India’s Forex Reserves have been growing steadily over the years. India’s foreign…
Read More Does India need a proper Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) now?
Just yesterday, RBI informed us that India’s inflation is around 5.59%. To be honest, that doesn’t sound like a nightmare (that people in Zimbabwe have gone through - read here). But when you compare it with the ever-so-safe bank FD…
