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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 …

Investments Stocks

Quality Vs Value Investing

We all know the difference between Value Investing and Growth or Momentum investing. But there is another investing style called ‘Quality Investing’. Let us try to figure out what this style of investing is and how it compares itself with value investing. Value, quality, momentum, low volatility, alpha, or a mix of these can all …

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 …

Debt Management Personal Finance

Follow these steps if you fear a low Credit score.

The number of non-performing assets in private sector banks’ portfolios of unsecured loans, which comprise personal loans and credit cards, has increased recently. In this blog-post, we will discuss some tips for those who are approaching default or are afraid that their credit score may drop as a result of missing loan payments. Avoid over-leverage: Over-leverage …

Investments Stocks

Are IPOs nowadays infusing the raised capital back into the business?

According to current data, 42 initial public offerings (IPOs) raised about Rs. 78,000 crore as of the end of October 2024 for the current fiscal year 2024–2025. With more than five months remaining in the fiscal year, this is the largest sum ever raised by firms through initial public offerings (IPOs), with the exception of 2017–18, …

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 …