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How Warren Buffett adopted Benjamin Graham’s principles, but with some changes to the modern context?

Often considered the founder of value investing, Benjamin Graham developed a defensive investment approach that attempted to save investors from large losses while yielding modest gains. His approach to investing focused on choosing undervalued, financially stable businesses with a “margin of safety.” Graham offered a rigorous framework for assessing defensive investing strategies in his well-known …

Money Management Personal Finance

Inflation is the silent elephant in the room – How to tame it?

The average investor loses money on bank fixed deposits (FDs). A one-year fixed deposit with a nationalized bank in India, assuming 30% interest tax, has provided returns less than consumer inflation in ten of the previous thirteen years. The investor ended up a full percentage point behind inflation over the course of those 13 years. That …

Personal Finance Retirement

How does Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) help retirees?

A mutual fund’s systematic withdrawal plan (SWP) can provide consistent income while minimizing taxes. An SWP is the inverse of a systematic investment plan (which involves regular investments). One can take a certain amount annually from a mutual fund using an SWP. Any mutual fund scheme can have an SWP set up. However, if the …

Personal Finance Retirement

All you need to know about NPS Vatsalya

The Indian government launched NPS Vatsalya, a new program within the National Pension System (NPS), to promote retirement savings. The NPS Vatsalya program is a big step toward protecting our youngest citizens’ financial future at a time when financial planning is more important than ever. With the help of this program, parents or guardians may …

Insurance Personal Finance

Free Health Insurance for citizens above 70 years

In India, the market for health insurance is expanding quickly. According to research, the market is anticipated to grow between 2023 and 2030 at a CAGR of 11.5%. The market is currently estimated to be worth $14.4 billion. The long-awaited Ayushman Bharat health insurance for senior citizens 70 years of age and older has been introduced by the …

Investments Mutual Funds Stocks

Is direct stock investing suitable for everyone?

For every individual wishing to invest, the problem is deciding between many options. There is a lot of “noise” in practically every investing route, and recent developments have the power to quickly change investor and market sentiment. Today it may be gold, tomorrow it might be equity. Here is where one has to exercise caution. …

Personal Finance Savings

How should we aim to ‘FIRE’ (Financial Independence Retire Early)?

The popular movement known as Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) encourages people to save and invest huge amounts of money in order to quit their employment much before the conventional retirement age. A flexible and independent lifestyle is what the FIRE movement offers. But it takes a lot of self-control and resolve up front. The …

Investments NPS

Top 5 reasons to invest in NPS (National Pension System)

Less than 5,000 voluntary investors joined the National Pension System (NPS) when it was made available to the public fifteen years ago in 2009. The structure was complex, the investing regulations were not clear, and it was ambiguous how the income would be treated tax-wise. However, the NPS has changed significantly over time and is …

Investments Mutual Funds

Let us bust some of the common myths about Mutual fund investing

Myth – 1: Mutual funds are available only for the long term. Fact: Though investing is always a long-term game, mutual funds are available for a variety of durations, including short, medium, and long term. You may invest in mutual funds for several choices of durations, depending on your needs, whether short, medium, or long …

Investments Stocks

The secret of starting your investments early

In the world of investing, three important aspects stand out: effectiveness, risk, and price. These three components are at the heart of several conversations, and the price has emerged as a distinguishing feature in the services provided of today’s leading wealth management organizations. Furthermore, regulators all over the world clearly see cost efficiency as a …