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What does a 2,500-year old Chinese text teach us about preparing for market crashes?

Shrinath M L

This article was originally published in The Times of India. Click here to read it. There is a fascinating saying in the 2,500 year old Chinese text ‘The Art of War’ authored…Continue Reading

Statutory Warning: Market Crash Predictions are Injurious to Your Portfolio

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. A young Captain fell into a well by mistake. His soldiers who saw this immediately came to his rescue. They…Continue Reading

A Counterintuitive Investing Lesson from A Prisoner of War

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Jim Collins in his best-selling book ‘Good to Great’, shares an interesting counter-intuitive insight which he refers to as ‘The…Continue Reading

Are you carrying the baggage of past mistakes?

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. Two Buddhist monks, a senior and a junior, were travelling together. During their journey, they came across a river with…Continue Reading

How to deal with good and bad market phases?

Arun Kumar

The recent rally in Indian equity markets also creates an inevitable uncomfortable question—“What if markets fall? Is there anything I should do?” Here is a simple approach to deal with…Continue Reading

How to be a ‘REAL’ Crorepati?

Shrinath M L

All of us dream of becoming a crorepati. But most of us don’t have a clear plan of how much to save and invest to get there. Here’s a simple…Continue Reading

Rs 1000 = Rs 23 lakhs…But How?

Shrinath M L

There are essentially three key ingredients for building wealth, Savings rate – How much can you save and invest? Time – How long can you stay invested? Returns – How…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Features: SIP Calculator

Anirban Chakraborty

Mutual Fund investments can be made in an organized, regular fashion through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs). It lets you invest a particular amount of money at periodic intervals (usually monthly).…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Explains: Step-up SIP

Anirban Chakraborty

“We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.” -Warren Buffet Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) are a godsend for investors who…Continue Reading

Outdated financial advice parents should avoid giving

Vidya Bala

Several of the 50 year-plus investors I know are eager to initiate their millennial children into investing as soon as possible. In their eagerness, they help their children with the…Continue Reading