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The Unfortunate Consequences of Not Making a Will Did you know that the Indian law does NOT recognize a nominee to be the beneficial owner after the original owner’s death? Also did you know that an ancestral property cannot be passed…

(F)Utility of Trying to Time the Market If only we had a dollar for every time we had this conversation with a client… Client: “Siddhanth, I want to invest 50 lakhs in equity. Should we do it now? Or should…

Union Budget 2020 and How it Affects You! The Union Budget 2020 presented on 1st February has definitely evoked some passionate opinions and responses across the industry. And there were certainly some changes that would affect us as avid investors.…

Navigating Markets through the Corona Virus Sensex touched 29,194 today, a fall of 30% from its previous high i.e. 41,952 as on on 14th January 2020. It certainly seems like an unprecedented, almost apocalyptic type situation as the spread of…

If you have any money in equity, you have repeatedly been advised by your wealth manager, market experts and the media to be patient; that markets are cyclical and before you know it, we will soon continue our positive trajectory.…

Try to find an Indian family that doesn’t hold a single traditional LIC policy. Just one. Believe me you’d be having a very difficult time accomplishing the task. After decades of LIC’s dominance and the advent of private insurers in…

If you’re a mutual fund investor, you probably know that there are two types of plans you can invest in; the direct or the regular plan. In case you’re unaware of their definitions, here’s an introduction; Regular Plan – This…

A few years ago if you invested in fixed income (debt) funds, there was no question that you’d not get 8%. It was a no brainer. You’d be labelled as a conspiracy theorist if you questioned credit ratings or worried…

Aren’t the markets over-valued? Does it make sense to book some profit and re-deploy after a correction? Perfectly valid questions; considering how quickly we’ve rallied to an all time high from a severe global crisis. From a drop of almost…

There hasn’t been a day in the past few months where crypto isn’t in the headlines in some shape or form; whether its Elon Musk’s random (and frankly irresponsible) tweets or its incessant volatility. “Should I invest in crypto?” has…