Choosing Investments (40 articles)

Article: Many investors wonder which is a better option for long-term investment: Public Provident Fund or investing in the stock market via mutual funds. Given that PPF returns more the earlier you make the investment, many investors also try to target investing the maximum in PPF as early as possible, preferably in April.
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SENSEX vs PPF report card 2025: should you invest 1.5 lakhs in PPF in April? Article: Many investors wonder which is a better option for long-term investment: Public Provident Fund or investing in the stock market via mutual funds. Given that PPF returns more the earlier you make the investment, many investors also try to target investing the maximum in PPF as early as possible, preferably in April.

Published: 29 March 2025

7 MIN READ
Article: This article compares 10-year CAGR returns across asset classes, explains the impact of taxation, and provides a capital allocation framework for NRIs.
NRI Choosing Investments
India vs. US: Where Should NRIs Invest for Maximum Returns? Article: This article compares 10-year CAGR returns across asset classes, explains the impact of taxation, and provides a capital allocation framework for NRIs.

Published: 28 February 2025

17 MIN READ
Article: This article explains how retirees should choose different investments for their equity, debt, and cash buckets for their post-retirement portfolio.
Retirement Choosing Investments
Retirement Portfolio Strategy: How to Allocate Equity, Debt, and Cash Buckets for Maximum Security and Growth Article: This article explains how retirees should choose different investments for their equity, debt, and cash buckets for their post-retirement portfolio.

Published: 14 August 2024

7 MIN READ
Article: This article gives a brief overview of basic statistical terms used in investing in stocks and mutual funds.
Choosing Investments
Which are the common statistical terms used in Investing? Article: This article gives a brief overview of basic statistical terms used in investing in stocks and mutual funds.

Published: 8 July 2024

4 MIN READ
Article: This article discusses how AIFs work and how they are taxed for both Resident Indians and NRIs.
Choosing Investments Tax
Exploring Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) in India: Opportunities and Taxation Article: This article discusses how AIFs work and how they are taxed for both Resident Indians and NRIs.

Published: 19 May 2024

5 MIN READ
Article: 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 2024.
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SENSEX vs PPF report card 2024: should you invest 1.5 lakhs in PPF in April? Article: 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 2024.

Published: 29 March 2024

7 MIN READ
Article: This post sifts through 39 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2024.
Choosing Investments Tax Mutual Funds
What are the best tax-saving ELSS mutual funds in 2024? Article: This post sifts through 39 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2024.

Published: 1 January 2024

9 MIN READ
Article: This articles explains the concept of how sweep FDs can help you earn higher interest rates while keeping your money liquid and safe.
Choosing Investments
Sweep FDs: An Easy Way to Keep Your Money Liquid and get High Interest Income Article: 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

8 MIN READ
Article: This article shows the maturity amount of investing in the Public Provident Fund (PPF) for 15 years as per historical interest rates.
Choosing Investments
How much money has been made by investing in the Public Provident Fund (PPF)? Article: 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

7 MIN READ
Article: This article explains how PPF interest calculation works so that you can invest in the best month to get the maximum interest.
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Which is the best month to invest in PPF to get the highest interest? Article: 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

8 MIN READ
Article: 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.
Choosing Investments
What is the latest Employees Provident Fund (EPF) rate? What are the historical rates for EPF? Article: 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
Article: The article presents a historical analysis of investing in stocks vs. EPF since 1979.
Choosing Investments
EPF vs. mutual funds: which is better? Article: The article presents a historical analysis of investing in stocks vs. EPF since 1979.

Published: 2 July 2023

8 MIN READ
Article: This article explains the concept of dividends and shows which option is better for dividend income: stocks or mutual funds.
Choosing Investments Pension
Understanding dividend investing: should you invest in stocks or mutual funds for dividend income? Article: This article explains the concept of dividends and shows which option is better for dividend income: stocks or mutual funds.

Published: 10 May 2023

9 MIN READ
Article: This article discusses various options for investors looking at investing in a post-retirement portfolio in 2023.
Choosing Investments
What are the best options to invest post retirement in 2023 in India? Article: This article discusses various options for investors looking at investing in a post-retirement portfolio in 2023.

Published: 9 April 2023

10 MIN READ
Article: This article compares the various ways of investing in PPF to show which gives the most interest.
Choosing Investments
How to get the most interest when investing in PPF? Article: This article compares the various ways of investing in PPF to show which gives the most interest.

Published: 5 April 2023

14 MIN READ
Article: 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.
Choosing Investments
SENSEX vs PPF report card 2023: should you invest 1.5 lakhs in PPF in April? Article: 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
Article: This article gives you the latest view on target maturity debt funds for investors in 2023.
Choosing Investments Mutual Funds
What are the best target maturity debt funds in 2023? Article: This article gives you the latest view on target maturity debt funds for investors in 2023.

Published: 1 February 2023

6 MIN READ
Article: This post sifts through 38 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2023.
Choosing Investments Tax Mutual Funds
What are the best tax-saving ELSS mutual funds in 2023? Article: This post sifts through 38 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2023.

Published: 1 January 2023

9 MIN READ
Article: This article shows the steps that a new index fund investor can follow to shortlist an index fund for investing
Step by step Choosing Investments Mutual Funds
What are the best index funds for new investors in India? Article: This article shows the steps that a new index fund investor can follow to shortlist an index fund for investing

Published: 26 October 2022

12 MIN READ
Article: 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.
Choosing Investments Mutual Funds Portfolio Review
How to understand the portfolio composition of a debt mutual fund? Article: 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
Article: This article talks about the hybrid mutual fund category in India and shows you which ones to invest in as per your goals.
Choosing Investments Mutual Funds
A primer on hybrid mutual funds: what are they and when to invest in them Article: 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

9 MIN READ
Article: This article shows you a quick way to know when your PPF account will mature depending on the date you opened the account.
Choosing Investments
When does a PPF account mature? Article: 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

9 MIN READ
Article: The article presents a historical analysis of investing in stocks vs. PPF since 1979.
Choosing Investments
PPF vs. mutual funds: which is better? Article: The article presents a historical analysis of investing in stocks vs. PPF since 1979.

Published: 8 June 2022

9 MIN READ
Article: The article shows you if you there is a better alternative to buying gold over time for your child’s marriage goals.
Gold Choosing Investments
What will create a higher corpus for children's marriage: buying physical gold vs SIP in stocks Article: 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

8 MIN READ
Article: This post discusses how various agents pitch financial products to investors and how many of these products may not suit the investors’ goals.
Choosing Investments Insurance
The agency problem in personal finance. What should you do? Article: 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

10 MIN READ
Article: This article shows what steps investors should take in April at the beginning of the financial year.
Choosing Investments Tax
How should you plan your investments and taxes in April? Article: This article shows what steps investors should take in April at the beginning of the financial year.

Published: 1 April 2022

13 MIN READ
Article: 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?
Portfolio Construction Choosing Investments
Should you match debt portfolio duration with goal duration? Article: 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
Article: There are multiple target maturity debt funds in the market with gilt, SDL, PSU and CPSE bond exposures. Who should invest?
Choosing Investments
Who should invest in target maturity debt funds? Article: 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
Article: This post sifts through 38 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2022.
Choosing Investments Tax Mutual Funds
What are the best tax-saving ELSS Mutual Funds in 2022? Article: This post sifts through 38 options to find the best ELSS funds for investing in 2022.

Published: 1 January 2022

7 MIN READ
Article: 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.
Choosing Investments Gold Mutual Funds
How to choose a gold mutual fund? Article: 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

7 MIN READ
Article: The recent bull market rally in US markets is generating a lot of interest in US stocks. How should you invest?
Choosing Investments International Investing
What is the best way to invest in US stocks? Article: 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

8 MIN READ
Article: If you have decided how much you need to save for your downpayment, this post will show you where to invest.
Choosing Investments House Purchase Real Estate
Where to save for the downpayment of a home? Article: 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

5 MIN READ
Article: This post will help parents to cut through multiple confusing product choices to get started with investing for their children.
Choosing Investments Children
Should you invest in stocks, mutual funds, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi for children? Article: This post will help parents to cut through multiple confusing product choices to get started with investing for their children.

Published: 17 October 2021

12 MIN READ
Article: 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.
Retirement Choosing Investments Pension
How to choose debt instruments for retirement? Article: 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
Article: Closet indexing can a problem for investors in active funds. Here’s how you can detect it.
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Closet indexing: how to avoid funds that do this Article: Closet indexing can a problem for investors in active funds. Here’s how you can detect it.

Published: 24 June 2021

6 MIN READ
Article: Investors should only invest in the Direct Growth plans of mutual funds. Regular and IDCW (Dividend) funds lead to lower returns. Here’s why.
Choosing Investments Mutual Funds
Do not make this mistake when investing in mutual funds Article: 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

11 MIN READ
Article: A core-satellite portfolio combines two different portfolio styles to give the best of both worlds.
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What is a core-satellite portfolio and when can you use it? Article: A core-satellite portfolio combines two different portfolio styles to give the best of both worlds.

Published: 13 June 2021

4 MIN READ
Article: These are characteristics of assets that determine which are suitable for a goal.
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RRTTLLU: check these when choosing products for investing Article: These are characteristics of assets that determine which are suitable for a goal.

Published: 9 June 2021

8 MIN READ
Article: Once goals are set, use this framework to choose mutual funds
Choosing Investments Mutual Funds
Which funds should I invest in? Article: Once goals are set, use this framework to choose mutual funds

Published: 8 June 2021

4 MIN READ
Article: Choose a debt mutual fund without breaking your head over it.
Choosing Investments Mutual Funds
How to choose a debt mutual fund? Article: Choose a debt mutual fund without breaking your head over it.

Published: 14 April 2021

18 MIN READ

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