Should you invest in an Index or in Stocks?

This article compares passive investment in an Index with active investment in Stocks (either directly or through MFs).

[The inspiration for this article: A comment from user "dhananjayjoag"]

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Money saved is money earned - and more!

This article explains the importance of savings, and explains how saving more is better than earning more.

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Should you prepay your home loan?

This article discusses the pros and cons of prepaying a home loan. It also helps you decide if you should prepay or not.

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What do Advance Tax numbers convey?

This article teaches you how to interpret Advance Tax figures / numbers.

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What is Inflation?

This article defines the concept of inflation and explains its impact on our savings and investment strategies.

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Retirement Planning

This articles discusses the importance of planning for retirement, and explains how it can be done.

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Re-rating demystified

This article talks about rerating, and explains how stock price is related to the most fundamental metric - the stock's EPS

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See trends in the marketplace, not in stock market

This article introduces you to an intuitive way of stock selection - by observing companies operate in the market around you!

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A tip about "tips"

This article advises small, long term investors to wisely stay away from "tips", and from the TV channels handing them out!

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Limiting your losses

This article talks about Stop Loss, and its variant, Trailing Stop Loss. It describes how these should be employed in ones investment strategy.

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How much is your life worth - How much insurance should you buy?

This article helps you decide how much life insurance you need, based on some proven guiding principles.

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Insuring your house - Home Insurance

This article emphasizes the importance of insuring your house, and talks about different types of house insurance.

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Can you time the market?

This article talks about the efficient market hypothesis, and its implications on an individual's investment strategy.

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Evolution of money

This article describes the evolution of money from he barter system, to the coins system, and to the current currency notes system.

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Ratio Analysis - PE, PEG, RoE, RoCE, RoNW, debt equity, etc

This article defines various ratios used during fundamental analysis, like PE, PEG, RoE, RoCE, RoNW, debt equity, etc.

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Are you an investor or a trader?

This article makes a distinction between investors and traders. It defines each investment style, with their advantages and disadvantages.

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Irrational Markets

This article talks about the irrational behaviour of stock markets that sometimes becomes a characteristic during volatile phases. It also gives tips on how these phases can be navigated profitably.

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Asset Allocation

This article describes asset allocation, and its correlation with age and other factors.

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United we stand - Mutual Funds (MFs)

This is an introduction to mutual funds - it talks about mutual fund types, players, loads, NFOs, SIPs, and investment strategies for MFs.

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