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No Cost EMI: How does it work? Is there a catch involved?

Published on November 4, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 10 Comments

How does No Cost EMI work? Is there a catch involved? What is the cost? Is it worth going for? Let us find out with an example.

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Kotak Equity Opportunites Fund Review: A Steady performer

Published on November 3, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 1 Comment

Kotak Equity Opportunites Fund is an open-ended large and midcap fund. In this review, we study how consistently the fund has performed when compared with its benchmark and category peers

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Why Midcap Mutual Funds may struggle to beat this New Index from NSE!

Published on November 2, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 10 Comments

The NSE has launched a new strategic index, the NIFTY Midcap150 Quality 50 Index. We find out how well active midcap mutual funds have fared against this index

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I achieved financial independence at 35: My journey and lessons

Published on November 1, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 12 Comments

A reader shares her journey to financial freedom. How it changed her life and how the formula for financial independence is simpler than we think!

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Why SEBI should stop frequent mutual fund expense ratio changes

Published on October 31, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 5 Comments

Evidence is presented that many mutual funds suddenly decrease the expense ratio of direct plans to invite AUM and increase it back again to profit. It is time for SEBI to curb such frequent changes. in the expense ratio

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Worried your income is not enough? Here is how you can plan for financial goals

Published on October 30, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 2 Comments

Are you worried that you will not be able to achieve your financial goals like kid’s education and retirement with your income levels? Here is a step by step solution

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These 71 mutual funds were hit by bond rating downgrades in Sep 2019

Published on October 29, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 2 Comments

In Sep 2019, 71 mutual funds across 12 categories were hit by bond rating downgrades. At the same time, 12 mutual funds across 4 categories saw rating upgrades. This is a list of both.

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Two Crores in hand or one lakh a month pension for life Which is better?

Published on October 28, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 8 Comments

Arjun had to choose between a two crore lump sum payout and a one lakh a month pension for life. What factors between the choices should he consider before deciding?

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Aggressive Hybrid Funds: How have they fared in the last year?

Published on October 26, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 3 Comments

A trailing one-year performance report on aggressive hybrid funds. We compare them with diversified equity funds like large cap, multicap, large and mid cap funds.

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EPF vs NPS: Should you shift to NPS because the govt wants you to?

Published on October 25, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 4 Comments

The govt is keen on offering an option to shift from EPS to NPS. While this is a good move from their viewpoint, does it make sense for existing EPF investors to shift to NPS in search of higher returns? We look at the key differences between EPF and NPS to find out

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Is it time to exit ICICI Value Discovery & Quantum Long Term Equity?

Published on October 24, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 4 Comments

ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund has not outperformed its benchmark, BSE 500 over the last five years. The same is true of Quantum Long Term Equity. Is it time to exit these funds? A report.

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All you need to know about the India Post Mobile Banking App

Published on October 23, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal

India Post Mobile Banking App has been launched by the Department of Posts for Post Office Saving bank account users. Here is everything that you need to know about this app: its features, benefits and limitations

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PMC Bank Fraud: Lessons from Sanjay Gulati’s story

Published on October 22, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 7 Comments
  • PMC Bank depositors have been affected by RBI restrictions after a Rs 4,355 crore scam came to light.
  • Five depositors have died after RBI imposed withdrawal restrictions on PMC Bank.
  • This could happen to us too! What are the lessons to be learnt from this?
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Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Fund: Good Going but Should You Invest?

Published on October 20, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 5 Comments
  • Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Fund has impressively outperformed benchmark and peers in its short history. Do not get carried away by the low expense ratio though! An in-depth look at its nature and portfolio
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    Direct Investors Prefer Motilal Oswal Small Cap Index Fund from their four Index NFOs

    Published on October 19, 2019 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal
    • Out of the four new index funds launched by Motilal Oswal in Sep 2019, the Small Cap 250 Index fund emerges as the most popular among direct plan investors!
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