Financial Independence, retire early and travel
I am sure you would have heard the above saying: “why rich get richer ?”. And I totally agree with the statement. It is true, rich do get richer. Income inequality is growing considerably. Top 1% in the world keep on becoming richer. And there are plenty of reasons for that. Yes, you can blame…
If you are just starting to invest, I would suggest reading my other blog posts on where not to invest, different type of mutual funds, how to make money in stocks, best mutual funds and real estate vs mutual funds to begin with. If you have already invested read on to find how to review…
A lot of users want a quick SIP calculator. I have used Widgets Code website to embed this SIP calculator. You need to enter the monthly investment amount, interest rate, compounding period (for SIP it should be monthly). And total period (in months) till you want to continue the SIP. The calculator will return maturity…
So you want to invest in equity markets but don’t know how much of your folio should you invest in equity. You might have heard about the 100 – age rule. But that is just a thumb rule that is pretty general. The nuances of equity investing cannot be captured by any thumb rule (except…
You might have heard about the magic number of $75,000. A study that was done in the US reveals that “happiness peaks at $75,000 salary per year”. But what does that mean if you are in India or any other country? How much money do you need to be happy in other countries? While the…
No, I am not going to give you insider tips about which stocks to buy and how to make money in the stock market. Neither is this a scandal that I am going to tell you about (though I must admit that the title does sound scandalous). I am sure some of you are already…
You might have heard a lot of people say that travel is the best teacher or it expands you horizons. It is definitely true for me. I have learnt some important life lessons from my travels, be it managing relationships, building a rapport with strangers or looking beyond the obvious. Today, I will write about…
Game of Thrones (GOT) season 8 is here and like all other GOT fans, I am happy and sad at the same moment. Sad, because this will be the last season. Nonetheless, there are important lessons from GOT that are invaluable to a lot of fields in life. Today, let us have a look at…
I was discussing equity investment strategy with my friend the other day. He said while everyone asks people to invest for long term in equity market but he could not understand why long term is best for equity investment. The thought intrigued me and I started to look for data points. This post explains why…
Let us have a look at the different type of mutual funds available in India for you to invest. At a broad level there are three types of mutual funds available in India: Equity funds, Debt funds and Gold Funds. I would not be covering gold funds here as there are enough alternatives provided by…