Hi FriendsIt seems that last Tuesday was not that boring after all. Sensex fell a massive 855 points, i.e. 3% on that day. And instead of being happy about it, investors seemed troubled and didn’t make use of the beautiful…
Case Study – Combining HDFC Top 200 & Recurring Deposit – Part 2 (Reader’s Reactions)
The Case Study post where I tested the following scenario (hypothesis) generated quite a lot of discussion.Investing regularly (Rs X) & periodically making lumpsum investments* when markets are down, will fetch higher returns than regularly investing double the regular amount…
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The 6 Deadly Sins of Investing
This post has been authored by Jae Jun of Old School ValueI’m not perfect.No matter how good you are as an investor, you are bound to make mistakes.Even the pros make plenty of big mistakes.Newton was brilliant but he made…
4 Common Mistakes to Avoid while Buying Your Term Insurance Plan
I have always been of the view that it’s wiser to keep investments separate from insurance. And that means sticking only to plain-vanilla term insurance plans instead of moneyback endowment policies. Buying term insurance is very important to fulfil your…
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Boring Tuesdays – Three Things to Read Today – 4
Hi FriendsThe first of the 52 boring Tuesdays of 2015 is here. My guess is that majority of you reading this post, would by now have already forgotten about your new year resolutions. ;-PIf that is true, then please remember…
Case Study – Surprising Results of combining HDFC Top 200 & Recurring Deposit (Market Crash Fund)
We always think that it is best to invest when markets are down. But how often are we able to do it? Not regularly. Why? There are 2 reasons.First - The markets don't go down regularly.Second - When they do…
My 7 Resolutions for 2015 – No I Don’t Only Want to Save & Invest. I Want to Spend & Read too!
In few days, we will enter a new year. And I am sure that most of you would be making resolutions for 2015 right now. A study says that 93% of new-year resolutions die by 23rd February. And if these…
Will the Next Big Market Crash Come Before 2016?
I was reading this interesting article herewhich made quite a lot of sense. The main theme of the write-up was whether technology is the culprit which is speeding up the market cycles?I am not sure whether it is (entirely) correct…
Boring Tuesdays – Three Things to Read Today – 3
Hi GuysIt’s the second last Tuesday of 2014. Hopefully you would be getting ready to go on a vacation to celebrate your new years. So before you leave, I share with you three interesting articles.So here it is…Article 1‘All past…
Interview – Safal Niveshak’s Vishal Khandelwal – Part 4 (Final Part)
This is the fourth and final part of this interview. You can read the first three parts at the following links:Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3Question 10.From your blog I know that you do not prefer Index Funds…
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Mailbag: What are DVR Shares which State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to issue soon?
I got this question from one of the readers yesterday. The State Bank of India’s Chairperson recently announced, that they were going to look at issuing shares with differential voting rights (hence the name DVR) to raise funds to meet…
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Boring Tuesdays – Three Things to Read Today – 2
Its Tuesday again and I am here to share with you some articles which I found interesting. Hopefully it will brighten up this boring Tuesday a bit :-)So here it is…Article 1I completed my MBA couple of years back and…
Interview – Safal Niveshak’s Vishal Khandelwal – Part 3
You can read the first two parts of this interview at the following links:Part 1 | Part 2Question 6.Compared to good old days, the amount of noise (useless information in common terms) is much more today. How do you cut…
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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…
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Boring Tuesdays – Three Things to Read Today – 1
I know. Just yesterday it was a Monday. And a day before that, it was a Sunday. And you are already waiting for the weekend to arrive. 🙂 Sorry I can’t help you with that. Weekend is still a few days…