I recently asked a group of young people, “What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name ‘Elon Musk’?” Here are some of the responses: Brilliant Genius Visionary Passionate Mad genius Crazy Thinker Leader Saviour impulsive entrepreneur risk-taker hero idol god rich billionaire I then asked, Why is Elon Musk successful?…
Continue reading →In this edition of the “fund performance report”, we look at DSP Midcap Fund. Launched in Nov 2006, the fund has an AUM of about Rs. 13,300 Crores. We shall compare the reward and risk performance consistency of the fund with respect to Nifty Midcap 150 TRI and Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 TRI. The…
Continue reading →Starting this week, we will be profiling a debt mutual fund in-depth. This week, we will try and answer a reader’s question: Can we use HDFC Corporate Bond Fund for long term goals? What are corporate bond funds? These funds invest 80% of their portfolio in bonds rated AA+ or better. In the current climate, most…
Continue reading →Each month, we publish a list of stocks with low volatility and momentum. 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 wants to know why a retiree needs to complicate life with multiple retirement buckets when all he needs is a single portfolio with equity and debt after retirement which is much easier to manage. About 10 years ago, I would have probably thought the same. Age and experience change perspective. See: I thought a…
Continue reading →In this article, Gaurav shares his experience procuring the BOB Home Loan Advantage. Gaurav shared this in Facebook Group Asan Ideas for Wealth and upon the suggestion of group admin, Ashal Jauhari has agreed to share it with freefincal readers. About the author: I am a 38 yr old upper-middle class HR professional with an…
Continue reading →These are the freefincal handpicked list of mutual funds for April-June 2022. New and old investors can use it according to their specific needs. The list is called “PlumbLine” and has been published Sep 2017 for beginners to accompany the freefincal robo advisory tool. Most important! Plumbline is a mix of my opinions + skin…
Continue reading →UTI Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 Index Fund is a new offering from UTI tracking the Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 Index. DSP has an ETF based on this index launched about three months ago with an AUM of 36 Crores. Now that an index fund option is available, should investors consider this? A discussion….
Continue reading →A reader asks, “Should investors look to reduce/eliminate exposure to Nifty Next 50 because the NSE has recently changed its inclusion criterion that has allowed new companies like Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd.), Zomato and Nykaa (FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd. ) to be part of the index from March 31st 2022?” On Feb 24th 2022,…
Continue reading →In this edition of the “fund performance report”, we look at Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Fund. Launched in July 2015, the fund has an AUM of about Rs. 6,400 Crores. We shall compare the reward and risk performance consistency of the fund with respect to Nifty 100 TRI and CRISIL 65:35 Aggressive Index. Disclaimer: Fund…
Continue reading →In this article, we explain how we can use the freefincal robo advisory tool to track the progress of our financial goals. The robo tool as many readers would know is a financial planning tool. It automates the process of systematic risk management and suggests a variable asset allocation schedule with step-wise equity reduction. The…
Continue reading →The reduction in the EPF interest rate from 8.5% to 8.1% for FY 2021-2022 is a wake-up call for the retail investor. Particularly the young earner. The “EPF rate is still higher than other instruments” argument is of little use for most investors. As discussed several times before, the fiscal prudence of EPFO is far…
Continue reading →A reader who prefers anonymity, asks, “I have been following your retirement bucket strategy illustrations with interest. While I have no issues with the plan and see the necessity for dividing a corpus into an income bucket, low risk, bucket, high-risk bucket etc. I wonder how practical all this is for a retiree. How many…
Continue reading →A finance influencer or finfluencer is someone capable of influencing investment or insurance or money management decisions based on the content they create (articles, video, tweets, Instagram posts etc.). Sadly, many of them are capable of harming our portfolios. A discussion. Note: We are acutely aware that the opinions presented below also applies to freefincal…
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. Before we begin, investors need to appreciate the context of these investments. I started direct equity investing only after achieving a comfortable level of financial independence and ensuring my son’s future…
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