Check if your Aadhaar is linked to PAN in two easy ways!
Two Easy Ways to Check if your Aadhaar is linked to PAN. Check before Dec 31st 2019!
Continue reading →IPO Performance Report 2019 BSE IPO Index tops with 42.6% gain!
We study how IPOs have fared in 2019. BSE IPO Index tracks listed IPOs for a year. It grew by 42.6% in 2019! This is not due to listing gains! A look at what caused the growth and associated risks
Continue reading →Axis Triple Advantage Fund Review: one for the watch list!
What kind of a fund is Axis Triple Advantage Fund? How will the fund allocate its assets? When and who can invest in it? We find out in this weeks fund review
Continue reading →Should I Exit HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund?
Investors in HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund are worried about its recent dip in performance. We evaluate its return and risk with respect to its benchmark to find out what investor should do
Continue reading →Why SEBI imposed Rs 5 lakh penalty on ICICI Mutual Fund
Why SEBI imposed a fine of Rs. five lakh on ICIC Mutual Fund and its trust. Were there two violations or three? An explanation of what went wrong
Continue reading →In 2019-20 Government has so far spent 77% more than its income!
The consolidated monthly Account of the Union Government of India up to the month of October 2019 for the Financial Year 2019-20 was recently released. The total spending is Rs. 16,54,905 crores, a good 77% more than its total revenue! What are the different heads of income and expenditure for the government? An explanation.
Continue reading →These mutual funds outperformed their benchmark in 2019
Out of a total of 290 mutual funds across 13 categories, only these 103 funds managed to beat benchmarks in 2019!
Continue reading →This is my 2019 personal financial audit: Have you done yours?
This is my 2019 personal financial audit: How my portfolio has grown? How my investments have fared? Where am I with respect to my goals?
Continue reading →These 48 mutual funds outperformed the Nifty in 2019!
Here is a list of 48 funds across 13 categories that bet the Nifty 50 in 2019
Continue reading →How to link PAN with Aadhaar: Pan Invalid If not done by Dec 31st!
A guide to linking Pan number with Aadhaar number. If not done by Dec 31st 2019, Pan will become invalid!
Continue reading →Return difference of Nifty 50 vs Nifty 50 Equal-weight index at all-time high!
The fortunes of the top 10,15 stocks in the Nifty 50 or Nifty 100 has governed the movement of the entire index since Sep 2017. Is this new? The return difference between Nifty 50 and Nifty 50 Equal-Weight Indices is at an all-time high! What can we learn from this? An analysis.
Continue reading →Starting trouble in personal finance? Try Venkatesh Jayaraman’s free ebook!
If you would like to start managing your money in a better way but are suffering from starting trouble, this free ebook can help you get going!
Continue reading →Claim settlement ratio 2018-19 for term insurance: Useful or not?
The Claim settlement ratio for 2018-19 published by IRDA is analysed in detail to show how it can be used, what it can be used for, and how it is not useful (just like last year, even more so now!) to choose a term life insurance policy!
Continue reading →SBI ETF Nifty 50 vs UTI Nifty Index Fund: Which is Better?
This is a comparison of SBI ETF Nifty 50 with UTI Nifty Index Fund. we ask if it automatically makes sense to choose the SBI ETF as its expense ratio is 30% lower? The answer is no!
Continue reading →Govt Updates Scheme Year of All Small Savings Instruments to 2019
The Ministry of finance in a gazette notification dated 12th Dec 2019 has updated the scheme year of all small savings instrument rules to 2019. A look at what has changed and what has not.
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