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Financial independence is the most important retirement goal. With retired lives getting longer and costlier (particularly healthcare), you should start planning for retirement early in your working careers, if you want a stress free and...

Indian equities have performed very strongly in the last one year with the frontline indices, Sensex and Nifty advancing by 18 – 19%. The performance of the broader market, represented by the BSE – 500 and Nifty – 500 indices was even better...

Investment awareness in India has improved over the past few years, but I am still surprised that many people instinctively associate equities with share trading. This association shapes the risk perception of people towards equity as an asset...

I remember having read recently that the frequency of traffic collisions in India is amongst the highest in the world. Every year more than 135,000 traffic collision related deaths are reported in India (Source: National Crime Records Bureau, India). But...

There are divergent views on this topic among financial advisors. A majority of financial advisors that I know think that social media has limited use in their businesses. However, I know some advisors have been very successful in leveraging...

Over the last few days the Nifty 50 has made a new all-time high. This is wonderful news for investors in equity funds, but if you tune into business channels on your TV, you will hear expert voices concerned about stock valuations...

In this two part post, we are discussing how to read factsheets more effectively, so that you have a better understanding of the schemes that, you have invested in or plan to invest in. To help readers understand the concepts well, we are explaining...

In this post, I will share with our readers my thoughts relating to capital market and investments in the financial year just gone by (FY 2016 – 2017), particularly in terms of investing lessons which the past year taught us. I will also discuss what...

The family of Mr. Banerjee was left bereaved when he lost his life due to a sudden heart attack early in the morning. He was only 65 and the sole bread earner of the family and used to make his financial decisions himself. Though the emotional loss...

FY 2017 was a good year for equity investors; the Nifty gave over 18% returns in the last one year and 12% returns in the last three months. The January to March quarter was stellar not just for the Indian equity market, but stock markets around the world...