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Freefincal was started on May end 2012. So this is its 6th birthday and to mark the occasion I have compiled the post in the Re-assemble series into a pdf e-book. Re-assemble is a series of basic money management steps for beginners and young earners that was started in Nov 2017. Do share it with…

Often, It is only when we see a big drop in the stock market do we recognise the need to worry about risk and how to manage it. What if a market crash wipes all the returns I have got so far? What if there is not enough time to recover before I need to…

If you are planning to buy a house in the next few years with a home loan, here are some tips to maximize benefits. Wanting to live in a place that we call our own is an emotional and instinctive need. There can be no doubt about that. Very few of us would have no…

Here is a video description of how to select an equity mutual fund in under 30 minutes using the freefincal mutual fund screener and if necessary with a rolling returns calculator.  Before heading to the video, it is important to recognise that this is a simple, (some might call) crude way to shortlist funds and…

Yesterday, we considered How to start investing in equity Today, let us discuss what should be the first mutual fund for a young earner or for new mutual fund investors. The financial services industry makes a big deal out of risk profiling. You cannot take theoretical answers about market volatility and provide investment advice on that! The…

This weekend, in a two-part re-assemble series posts, let us consider: (1) How to start investing in equity and (2) what should be my first mutual fund?. The transition from the comfort of fixed income to volatile equity can be quite dramatic. I discuss simple getting-started ways for investors new to equity. Investors make two…

All of us dream. Some of our dreams are serious enough to become goals and like it or not, many dreams are financial. That is they require money to implement. Here are three key factors that decide how well we can achieve our financial goals. Although each individual is different, there are some similarities. This…

We discuss how to create a retirement income plan with 27-year old Amar as a case study. We shall consider asset allocation for each year of investment before and after investment and how Amar can derive an inflation-protected income and be financially free after retirement. This is step 11 of Re-assemble, a series on the basics…

This is part one of an investment planning case study in which we consider how to create an investment plan step by step using real data obtained from readers belonging to different age groups. This is step 10 of Re-assemble, a series on the basics of money management aimed at beginners and young earners. So far…

Re-assemble is a series on the basics of money management aimed at beginners and young earners. So far we have covered 8 steps and completed the basic financial fortification process. Now we are all set to move on to investing – with a clear purpose. In step 9 of re-assemble, I have a few questions…

I discuss the factors to consider before purchasing a personal accident insurance policy. The key being to understand the insurers definition of what an accident is, and when a personal accident insurance policy will come into force.  This is step 8 of Re-assemble – a series on the basics of money management aimed at young…