Several investors have come to believe that investing in direct stocks is a smarter way to build wealth to meet various financial goals. But should you invest all your money in direct stocks? Or should it be a part of your overall portfolio. Part 1 of investing in direct stocks. I am looking at the […]
Capital Gains Tax – All that you need to know in a single place
Starting April 2018, the scope of capital gains tax has increased. Even your direct stocks and mutual funds are now subject to long term capital gains tax. There was no long term capital gains tax till March 31, 2018. So, real estate, gold, bonds, debt funds, etc have always been subject to short and long […]
Mutual Fund returns – Let me remind you about inflation and your bias
“How much returns to expect from mutual funds” is every investor’s question. A lot of popular media stories bait you with stories of Top 5 or Top 10 best mutual funds, highest performing mutual funds. Beware. These lists based on mutual fund returns, if followed blindly, can do more harm than good. Today, I am […]
How Saina Nehwal invests, worries me (again)!
In case you do not know about Saina Nehwal, she is an ace badminton player, former World no. 1, currently no. 2. She has represented and won for India in several tournaments and won the first Olympic medal for India as well. She is a sportsperson par excellence. But when it comes to money… I just came […]
The enemies of your investments – Banks, National Distributors
Here is the big warning to you, the investor. Never ever trust your investments to banks, national distributors or an institutional distributor of mutual funds. Want to know why? This will not take long. So, my client, who has just signed up with me, shared his mutual fund portfolio. This is what it looks like.