This article discusses how to handle PPF accounts that are about to mature. When and how to extend it and when not to. A PPF matures after 15 financial years from the FY of opening. For example, an account opened in FY 2000-01 (or before 31st March 2001) will mature on 1st April 2016. There…
Continue reading →In this edition of the reader story, Abhishek shares his second audit with us. In Jan 2021, we learnt how he funded his marriage & is on track to financial freedom. In this follow-up, he presents an update on how he is halfway to FIRE (financial independence, retire early) by focusing on a high savings…
Continue reading →If you are travelling on a Schengen Visa, travel insurance is mandatory. In this article, Anoop shares his experience of buying Schengen travel insurance. Note: My limited understanding is that, in principle, it may be possible for Indian residents (without any sponsors in Europe) to buy Schegne insurance from European insurers, but it won’t be…
Continue reading →The latest freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener is now available. Use it to screen for consistently performing equity mutual funds. You can screen based on fund category & benchmark and spot mutual funds with a higher return than a benchmark at a lower risk. Inside, you get discounted links to our robo advisory tool…
Continue reading →In this article, we discuss How to calculate LTCG with a Grandfathering clause for equity shares that underwent split and how to fill Schedule 112A. About the author: Manmohan Sethumadhavan is a freelancer, investor, and personal finance enthusiast “in search of the absolute truth.” You can follow Manu on Twitter @ManuTsr. I purchased 1000 Nos….
Continue reading →What is that one thing we married Indians cannot escape? No, the answer is not annoying big-nosed dur-ke-rishtedar always minding our business and never their own and not that mohalle wali aunty always peeking into our houses and eavesdropping for the weekly neighbourhood gossip! It’s the constant question of ‘ When are you having a…
Continue reading →Everyone instantly recognizes rental income as passive income – potentially the oldest one. There’s an irresistible allure to real estate, which naturally leads to inquiries about its potential use as a source of passive income, especially after retirement. We discussed how passive income is crucial to your retirement plan and how to build the ideal…
Continue reading →A reader wants to know, “Which debt mutual funds are suitable for short-term and long-term goals?” A discussion. A related question is whether debt funds are still relevant as there is no tax advantage compared to fixed deposits. Yes, debt funds are still relevant because they are necessary for rebalancing a portfolio. Also, unlike FDs,…
Continue reading →In this article, we profile the Edelweiss CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Short Duration Index Fund (Edelweiss Short Duration Index Fund for short) and discuss who should invest in it. Edelweiss Short Duration Index Fund is an open-ended debt Index Fund investing in the constituents of CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Short Duration…
Continue reading →Retirement planning is a life-long exercise. Ideally, it lasts from when we draw our first salary/income to when we (or the surviving spouse) draw our last breath. During this journey, there are several stages. Each stage teaches us something new. Here are some of these stages. This could vary from person to person. This listing…
Continue reading →We publish a list of stocks with low volatility and momentum each month. We provide data for BSE 500 and BSE 100 stocks. There are now three different screener files available. (1) Stocks with low volatility and momentum from the BSE 100 large cap universe are available as a separate file (2) Stocks with low…
Continue reading →We have revamped our Automated Stock Analyser with the Earnings Power Box Valuation Model. This was introduced by Hewitt Heiserman, Jr, in his book, “It’s Earnings That Count: Finding Stocks with Earnings Power for Long-Term Profits”. History: Srivatsan, a regular contributor at freefincal, introduced me to this model and incorporated a simple way to compute…
Continue reading →This is a National Pension Scheme Fund Screener to shortlist consistently performing NPS schemes. You can also spot NPS schemes with a higher return than a benchmark at a lower risk. This is similar in design to the freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener. Inside, you get discounted links to our robo advisory tool and…
Continue reading →We have recently discussed the revival in investor interest in Nifty Next 50 – Nifty Next 50 outshines Nifty 50 by 41% – Time to buy? As pointed out, in 2018, many investors started investing in Nifty Next 50 index funds only to be frustrated by its performance over the next five to six years. Over…
Continue reading →This article compares my stock portfolio with an equivalent investment in a Nifty index fund and the Nifty 100 Low Volatility 30 TR index. We post this comparison each month. Before we begin, new readers need to appreciate the context of these investments. I started direct equity investing only after achieving a comfortable level of…
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