In this edition of the reader story, Sanjoy shares the financial lessons he learned during and after earning his PhD. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives for the benefit of readers. Some of the previous editions are linked at the bottom of this article. You can…
Continue reading →A reader says, “You keep talking about asset allocation and reducing risk in equity, but I cannot find any source on your site that explains. I request you to write a detailed article on this”. Let us first consider the usual advice peddled around by “experts”. For a long term goal, invest about 60% in…
Continue reading →A freefincal robo advisory user shared an interesting situation with us. Both the husband and wife were senior citizens with at least 27 years in retirement to plan for. The robo-advisory tool allows users to input three different sources of post-retirement income, each growing at a different pace. This couple had an income source almost…
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 →These are a set of slides on retirement planning that I have used at investor workshops and corporate meets. The aim is to quickly convey the importance of retirement planning to young earners. 1. Imagine how your monthly income will evolve in the future The abrupt stoppage in income represents retirement. 2. Now imagine how…
Continue reading →A 21-year-old M.Sc physics student recently told me his ambition is to gradually lift his family from a middle-class existence and build wealth over generations. We were discussing a career in physics, not money management or investing! When I shared this on social media, a few voices (as always) felt that building wealth across generations…
Continue reading →Many investors are worried about the “over-heated” small cap segment and wonder if they should exit — a discussion. At the time of writing, the last 1Y trailing return of small cap segments has ranged from 33% to 75%. Regular readers may know that freefincal has always opposed investing in small cap mutual funds. Due…
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 →LIC’s Jeevan Akshay – VII (UIN – 512N337V05) is an Immediate Annuity plan. You can purchase a pension (annuity) by paying a lump sum. The annuity rates applicable from Feb 2024 are listed in this article. According to LIC’s online purchase portal, the rates are the same as last year. Additional resources Use this annuity…
Continue reading →SEBI-registered flat fee-only advisor Swapnil Kendhe discusses a way to manage your corpus after financial independence and early retirement. This is a sequel to his recently published article, The pitfalls of conventional retirement planning calculations. About the author: Swapnil is a SEBI Registered Investment Advisor and is one of the sought-after advisors on the freefincal fee-only financial planners’…
Continue reading →You might have often seen statements like, “Our analysis shows that, over the long term, the stock market shows poor returns for only two out of every ten periods tests. This means that the probability of losing money is quite small”. Such statements are wrong. You cannot, well, must not associate probabilities with stock market…
Continue reading →A reader says, ” I have a question on my portfolio, which I constructed based on various social media’s “finance DIY” content. Recently, I learned that (from various YouTube channel interviews) in India, multiple famous people are investing less than 60% of their money into equity and the rest in Debt, real estate, Gold, etc. After…
Continue reading →Including one or more passive income sources in our retirement plan is crucial. It not only enhances our income and minimizes the risk of investments in the capital market but also helps us stay active and nimble—a strategy for achieving it. Passive income refers to any income source that requires minimal maintenance of the actual…
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…
Continue reading →If you are wondering whether you should choose the new or old tax regime for FY 2023-2024 (AY 2024-2025), this free calculator will help you decide. The tax slabs were unchanged in the interim budget presented on 1st Feb 2024. Announcement: Let’s Get Rich With Pattu! has been selected as one of the Top 15…
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