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…
Read More Can playing Bridge help you become better at investing?
My views on this topic were recently published in a Mint column: You are already aware of the differences between active and passive funds. And if you are active on social media like X (erstwhile Twitter), you would also know…
Read More Is There a Place for Both Active & Passive Funds in your Portfolio? (Mint Column May 2024)
Investing in the wrong financial products can be more costly than paying for professional advice on where to put your money. The people who are wealthy (or in simple words, rich) understand it quite well and hence, do have their…
Read More What Happens if you Avoid taking Advice & get into Wrong financial products?
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (29 April to 5 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…
A vast majority of the people have no understanding of the real spirit and more importantly, the technicalities of why Bitcoin actually came into existence. At least some of you who are technically-inclined may have read Satoshi’s original Bitcoin whitepaper.…
Read More Advancements in Bitcoin Technology: Beyond the Basics
Note - Advisory regarding Investor Awareness Dear Reader I am reaching out to you today, with an important message: It has been brought to my notice that there a few entities using similar sounding names (with the word ‘Stable’) to…
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (8-14 February 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…
My views on this topic were recently published in a Mint column. Recently I was talking to a not-so-old-but-in-late-40s uncle of mine. And as always happens with me (being in the financial advisory space), the topic of investments came up.…
Read More How Much Should You Allocate to Smallcap funds? (Mint Column April 2024)
Unless you are an ultra-conservative person, just keeping the money in cash or bank deposits will never help you beat inflation. You have to invest in assets/instruments that have the potential to generate good returns and beat inflation consistently in…
Read More Investing isn’t About Avoiding Risks. But also, not like Gambling
I was recently quoted in an article in Economic Times Wealth (1-7 April 2024) about the topic How 'Sequence of Returns' Risk can Wreck your Retirement? The article and my views are given below: You can download a PDF version…
Read More How ‘Sequence of Returns’ Risk can Wreck your Retirement? (Quoted in Economic Times)
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (11-17 March 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 is given below - Here is…
There have been no changes in the major small savings scheme for the quarter of April-June 2024.. PPF interest rates - No Change (remains at 7.1%) - Possible reason like last quarter- Why PPF rates not increased? Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana…
Read More PPF 7.1% | SCSS 8.2% | NSC 7.7% | Sukanya 8.2% | No Changes for Apr-Jun 2024
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (4-10 March 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 is given below - Here is…
Those who understand the concept of Bitcoin would also know about Halving evenings. The next Halving event is expected around 17th April 2024, when the BTC block reward will decrease (half) from the current 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC for…
Read More Historical Role of Halving & Bitcoin Price – Is it Like Gambling?
LIC has introduced new Non-Linked, Non-Participating endowment plan named LIC Amritbaal (Plan 874) on 17-Feb-2024. The policy UIN for LIC Amritbaal is UIN: 512N365V01. The policy is intended for parents who want to accumulate adequate corpus to meet the higher…
Read More LIC Amritbaal: An Exclusive Endowment insurance for Children (2024)
