Choosing Investments (40 articles)

This articles explains the concept of how sweep FDs can help you earn higher interest rates while keeping your money liquid and safe.
Published: 5 November 2023
7 MIN READ

This article shows the maturity amount of investing in the Public Provident Fund (PPF) for 15 years as per historical interest rates.
Published: 22 October 2023
5 MIN READ

This article explains how PPF interest calculation works so that you can invest in the best month to get the maximum interest.
Published: 6 September 2023
6 MIN READ

This article gives you the current and historical interest rates for EPF so that you can track how the rate has moved since the 1950s.
Published: 5 July 2023
4 MIN READ

The article presents a historical analysis of investing in stocks vs. EPF since 1979.
Published: 2 July 2023
7 MIN READ

This article explains the concept of dividends and shows which option is better for dividend income: stocks or mutual funds.
Published: 10 May 2023
7 MIN READ

This article discusses various options for investors looking at investing in a post-retirement portfolio in 2023.
Published: 9 April 2023
10 MIN READ

This article compares the various ways of investing in PPF to show which gives the most interest.
Published: 5 April 2023
12 MIN READ

This article compares how the PPF has performed against the SENSEX since 1979 to help investors decide if they should invest a lump sum in PPF in April 2023.
Published: 2 April 2023
7 MIN READ

This article gives you the latest view on target maturity debt funds for investors in 2023.
Published: 1 February 2023
5 MIN READ

This article gives you the current and historical interest rates for PPF so that you can decide if investing in PPF is the right option for your portfolio.
Published: 30 January 2023
7 MIN READ

This post sifts through 38 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2023.
Published: 1 January 2023
5 MIN READ

This article shows the steps that a new index fund investor can follow to shortlist an index fund for investing
Published: 26 October 2022
9 MIN READ

This article teaches you how to read the portfolio disclosure statement of a debt mutual fund to understand what the fund invests in and the risk-return characteristics.
Published: 23 October 2022
10 MIN READ

This article talks about the hybrid mutual fund category in India and shows you which ones to invest in as per your goals.
Published: 19 October 2022
6 MIN READ

This article shows you a quick way to know when your PPF account will mature depending on the date you opened the account.
Published: 16 October 2022
7 MIN READ

The article presents a historical analysis of investing in stocks vs. PPF since 1979.
Published: 8 June 2022
7 MIN READ

The article shows you if you there is a better alternative to buying gold over time for your child’s marriage goals.
Published: 5 June 2022
6 MIN READ

This post discusses how various agents pitch financial products to investors and how many of these products may not suit the investors’ goals.
Published: 27 April 2022
9 MIN READ

This article shows the steps NRIs can take to easily manage their family’s finances in India.
Published: 7 April 2022
13 MIN READ

This article shows what steps investors should take in April at the beginning of the financial year.
Published: 1 April 2022
12 MIN READ

A recent innovation by the NSE now allows resident Indians to buy US stocks directly from broker accounts. Should you invest?
Published: 4 March 2022
11 MIN READ

The standard advice given to investors is to match their goal duration with the portfolio duration in the case of the debt component. But, is that the right thing to do?
Published: 13 February 2022
17 MIN READ

There are multiple target maturity debt funds in the market with gilt, SDL, PSU and CPSE bond exposures. Who should invest?
Published: 20 January 2022
11 MIN READ

This post sifts through 38 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2022.
Published: 1 January 2022
4 MIN READ

This article will help investors know what to look for when choosing a gold mutual fund to take exposure to gold as a part of their portfolio.
Published: 26 December 2021
6 MIN READ

This article will answer a common question from conservative investors with a low-risk appetite and a desire to get better returns than FD.
Published: 23 December 2021
12 MIN READ

The recent bull market rally in US markets is generating a lot of interest in US stocks. How should you invest?
Published: 12 December 2021
7 MIN READ

If you have decided how much you need to save for your downpayment, this post will show you where to invest.
Published: 4 December 2021
4 MIN READ

This post shows investors in which situations they should invest in FD vs other products like mutual funds.
Published: 28 October 2021
11 MIN READ

This post will help parents to cut through multiple confusing product choices to get started with investing for their children.
Published: 17 October 2021
11 MIN READ

This post explores the pros and cons of keeping money only in fixed income throughout retirement
Published: 18 August 2021
7 MIN READ

This post describes suitable debt instruments for both pre and post-retirement investing: Provident fund, PPF, Sukanya Samriddhi, FD/RD, NCD, pension plans, RBI bonds, post office and SCSS.
Published: 29 July 2021
12 MIN READ

Closet indexing can a problem for investors in active funds. Here’s how you can detect it.
Published: 24 June 2021
5 MIN READ

Investors should only invest in the Direct Growth plans of mutual funds. Regular and IDCW (Dividend) funds lead to lower returns. Here’s why.
Published: 15 June 2021
10 MIN READ

A core-satellite portfolio combines two different portfolio styles to give the best of both worlds.
Published: 13 June 2021
3 MIN READ

These are characteristics of assets that determine which are suitable for a goal.
Published: 9 June 2021
7 MIN READ

Once goals are set, use this framework to choose mutual funds
Published: 8 June 2021
3 MIN READ

What are index funds, why invest in them and how to choose one?
Published: 12 May 2021
11 MIN READ

Choose a debt mutual fund without breaking your head over it.
Published: 14 April 2021
17 MIN READ
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