I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (1-7 July 2024) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answers readers' questions related to various aspects of their personal finances. The exact question and the answer - Here is…
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What is Interest Rate on RBI Floating Rate Bonds (July-December 2024)?
What is the current interest rate of RBI Floating Rate Bonds or FRSB 2020 (T) for July-December 2024? The current or latest interest rate (2024) on RBI Floating Rate Bonds is 8.05% per annum. This is for the period between…
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PPF 7.1% | SCSS 8.2% | NSC 7.7% | Sukanya 8.2% | No Changes for Jul-Sep 2024
There have been no changes in the major small savings scheme for the quarter of July-September 2024. PPF interest rates - No Change (remains at 7.1%) - Possible reason - Why did the PPF rate not increase? Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana…
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Quant’s Front Running Allegations: What Should You Do?
Yesterday (on 23rd June 2024), a business news platform Moneycontrol reported that SEBI had conducted search and seizure operations in Quant AMC offices (link). The operation was supposedly conducted on suspicion of front-running operations. On its part, the AMC has…
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Investing Online is Easy but Isn’t like speculating in Casinos
Many equate investing in stock markets (or equities) with gambling. But that isn’t true, unless you treat it like that. Proper investing can be very rewarding. Talking of online casinos nowadays, the betting is a hugely popular activity around the…
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How to Personally Audit your Financial Life to Ensure you are On Track? (Mint Column Jun-2024)
My views on this topic were recently published in a Mint column: One of the primary principles of natural justice, is ‘Nemo Judex In Causa Sua’, which roughly translates to that - no one should be a judge in their…
Do you need Alternative Assets in your Investment Portfolio?
In today's fast-paced financial landscape, investors are constantly seeking new ways to diversify and enhance their portfolios. One increasingly popular strategy is incorporating alternative investments. And till just a few years back, these investments which are seen as exotic and…
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Saa₹thi 2.0 – SEBI’s Saarthi Mobile App on Personal Finance for Investors
SEBI has recently launched its Saa₹thi 2.0 Mobile App (Saarthi 2.0) on Personal Finance for common Investors with comprehensive tools aimed at simplifying complex financial concepts. The app includes financial calculators, and has different modules that introduce and explain KYC…
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Do you know Whether you are Investing, Trading, or Speculating?
The stock market offers numerous pathways for individuals looking to grow their wealth. Among these are your age-old long-term investing, more glamorous short-term trading, and then the highly risky speculation. And while each has distinct characteristics and risks, at times…
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How to invest Rs 70 lakh received after Retirement for Income & Growth?|| Quoted (Economic Times)
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (3-9 June 2024) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answers readers' questions related to various aspects of their personal finances. The exact question and the answer - Here is…
Worried About Election Results & Impact on your Portfolio?
The elections are drawing to a close and there is a lot of speculation about what the outcome will be. To be honest, no one knows anything (or can predict with 100% surety) but people do have strong opinions which…
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IRDA’s New Health Insurance Master Circular 2024 (Download PDF Circular)
IRDA has released a new circular named Master Circular on IRDAI (Insurance Products) Regulations 2024 - Health Insurance on May 29th, 2024. This circular introduces significant changes to the health insurance industry in general and to your personal health insurance…
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A 35-Year Old Looking to Build Rs 5 Crore corpus by Retirement || Quoted (Economic Times)
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (20-26 May 2024) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answers readers' questions related to various aspects of their personal finances. The exact question and the answer - Here is…
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Cost Inflation Index (CII) FY2024-25 Notified as 363
What is the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the Financial Year (FY 2024-25) and AY 2025-26? Cost Inflation Index (CII) for FY2024-25 is 363 Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the previous year, i.e. FY2023-24 was 348. The CII Number for…
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Can playing Bridge help you become better at investing?
Arguably the greatest investor of our lifetimes, Warren Buffett has another passion (apart from investing). And that is – the card game of Bridge. And from what is known in public domain, he engages in the game at least four…
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