A viewer on the freefincal YouTube channel asks, “Is tracking difference better than tracking error to evaluate passive funds?” What is a tracking difference? This is the fund return minus the benchmark total return over a period. This will typically be a small negative number as the fund return will always (well, typically!) be lower…
Continue reading →Longevity risk is the risk of outliving our money in retirement. Take the case of an individual who retires at age 55 and expects to live until 85. At age 55, he has a corpus worth 30 times his annual expenses. If his real return (post-tax portfolio return – inflation rate) post-retirement is zero, his…
Continue reading →Here are a few money managment tips to consider before buying a house. These involve servicing the home loan and investments and are unrelated to the property purchase. Don’t be in a hurry! Buying property is often an emotional decision and even more frequently driven by a fear of missing out. These can result in…
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 →A reader asks, “Can we include our own living property/house in total net worth? I had some discussions with friends about a particular case – where the total net worth will be significantly higher than the required retirement corpus if the living house/property is included”. “It’s an independent house in Chennai (NOT a flat!) And…
Continue reading →When most people use a retirement calculator for the first time, they are shocked to see the corpus required and the amount they need to invest. See, for example, the results of a retirement planning exercise. Then they assume there is no hope for them and a financially independent retirement is out of reach. That…
Continue reading →Owning a home is a cherished dream for many in India. It represents a significant milestone in one’s life, providing a sense of security, stability, and pride. However, the path to homeownership often entails availing of a home loan, which may span several years. While it brings us closer to our dream home, it exposes…
Continue reading →FIRE, an acronym for ‘Financial Independence Retire Early,’ refers to achieving early retirement. In India, the conventional retirement age is typically 60. However, if you aspire to retire significantly earlier than this standard age, around 40 or 45, it is referred to as FIRE. About the author: Ajay Pruthi is a fee-only SEBI registered investment…
Continue reading →It is the dream and responsibility of every parent to guarantee that our children have the freedom and ability to pursue their desired path in life. Additionally, it would be ideal for our children to begin their professional journey without the burden of an educational loan. So it is vital that we strategically plan and…
Continue reading →A viewer on our YouTube channel asks, “Sir, How can I identify my risk appetite? Please let me know the points to consider when deciding asset allocation. Thanks.” Many investors believe their risk appetite falls under three categories: low, medium and risk. They also assume risk appetite refers to “how much risk we can handle”….
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 →Here are eight investment truths hours and hours of number crunching and data analysis have taught me. I have always believed that mathematics is the language of nature and that a truly open-minded analyst has a chance of appreciating the “truth” or even attaining nirvana! 1. There is no evidence that long term investing is…
Continue reading →A Facebook group Asan Ideas for Wealth member recently posted a question about onsite assignments and action to be taken with current investments in India. We asked SEBI registered flat fee-only investment advisor Chandan Singh Padiyaar to expound on his reply to the question. It is reproduced here with the member’s permission. About the author:…
Continue reading →This article discusses how to track monthly expenses and manage them efficiently. This is one of the steps in our Free ebook: Re-assemble Step-by-step money management basics. If you ask me now, “How should I track expenses?” I would say, “Do not track; invest first and spend later”. See: How ten years of tracking investments…
Continue reading →Everyone needs to build a corpus to handle medical expenses either in the near future or after retirement. I discuss simple ways to build a corpus for medical expenses in this article. Remember that a corpus for medical expenses is not just for those who cannot buy health insurance due to ill health. Even those…
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