Some time back, I made my 7 resolutions for 2015. One of the resolutions which I made was to increase my mutual fund SIP contribution this year by atleast 10%. This initially may seem like a simple thing to do,…
Category: Personal Finance
Reader’s Story: How I Created a Corpus of Rs 3.7 Crores in 10 Years!! – Part 2
Note: This post is second part of this series about how a reader created a corpus of almost Rs 4 Crores in just 10 years. Like the first part, even this part is worded by Ajay Sreenivasan - a loyal reader…
Reader’s Story: How I Created a Corpus of Rs 3.7 Crores in 10 Years!! – Part 1
Note: This post has been written by Ajay Sreenivasan - a regular reader of Stable Investor. I have been interacting regularly with him after we got in touch regarding my SIP Case Study last month. Ajay made many useful suggestions, which I…
A Short Story to tell why You shouldn’t Compare Your Portfolio Returns with Index Returns
There is a general trend to compare your portfolio returns with returns of popular indices like Sensex and Nifty. And this is not a recent phenomenon. It has been going on since years. Ask anyone and they will tell you…
10 Principles (actually 9) which ensure that First Financial Accident that occurs does not make You Bankrupt
One of the writers whose posts I ensure I don't miss is Shane Parrish of Farnam Street. What I like about Shane is his philosophy which states: “I am not smart enough to figure out everything myself, so I try…
Doctors Required For Financial Prescriptions
If anyone ever claimed that they have never visited a doctor, then it would be hard to believe. And to be honest, I have always looked upto doctors not because they help us stay healthy, but because they have an…
What I told a Frustrated Guy in Job. At 37, He Retired few Months Back – Part 3
This post was long due after I did Part 1 and 2 in April this year. Though the story of this guy was covered in first two parts, I wanted to do a follow up post highlighting some of the…
What Not To Do With Rs 10 Lacs
I have just come back from a trip to my hometown and this is the reason I could not update the site for last few days.During my stay at home, something interesting happened when I had to accompany a family…
One of the Biggest Reasons You should be Investing. Even if you can’t beat the Markets.
Surprised?I am asking you to invest, knowing very well that most of you may not be capable of beating the markets regularly. Let’s be honest here. Most investors haven’t been able to beat markets consistently over long periods. I am…
Mailbag: Should I take a Loan to Invest Now? (because Markets are making New Highs everyday)
This is going to be a short post. It’s more of a warning for those who have questions like one in title of this post....in their mind.Yesterday, I received a mail from a reader asking me the following question:My portfolio…
If I Was Just Starting My Investment Journey in 2014, Here’s What I’d Do
In last few posts about Indian markets making new highs in 2014 and possibility of Sensex reaching 40,000 in next two years, I have been quite vocal about the recent rally. I have a strong feeling that Indian markets are…
292 Words to Change Your Financial Life…Today!!
This post is inspired by Rohit’s brilliant poston how to manage your money. I am borrowing few of his ideas & adding a few myself.Never depend on just one source of income.Save atleast 20% of what you earn from all…
What I told a frustrated guy in job. At 37, he retired last month – Part 2
Before I continue from where I left in part 1, I will briefly summarize what happened earlier for benefit of new readers... A few years back, I met a guy who was frustrated with his job and life. He had…
What I told a frustrated guy in job. At 37, he retired last month – Part 1
Isn’t this like a dream come true for all of us? Atleast for those of who are not working for themselves but for somebody else? This post is about a person, with whom I had a casual chat over lunch…
In 2 Minutes, I Can Tell You When You Will Retire!!
Read the title of this post again.This post will not help you to retire in 2 minutes. But in less than 2 minutes, it will tell you how long will it take for you to retire. And that too without…
