There is not enough literature or education of how to handle your portfolio during your withdrawing phase. This is obvious – there is no money to be made withdrawing from your portfolio. There is a lot of money to be made while you accumulate it, but NIL when you are withdrawing it. Fair enough, right. [...]
You hear the words ‘financially free’ or ‘financially independent’ regularly, right? What exactly do these words mean? Well there are a few things that it means: 1. You spend significantly lesser than your income: this is difficult to describe beyond a point. Let us say you are earning Rs. 300,000 a month post tax. Your [...]
The equity market is like a lion. When you see it take a couple of steps back, it is not to run away, but to spring with great vigor. Ok this may not sound too great, but you may not have heard it anywhere else too! You have been hearing Bill Gross saying ‘Equity [...]
“Let us get the basics right, Subra, if you want to be safe, you should invest in gilt. Equities, equity mutual funds, etc. are for the rich people who read your blog NOT FOR middle class people like me. I am a bank manager and I have all my money in bank fixed deposits. [...]
Instead of worrying about the rating of funds, look at the fees that they charge. A well performing fund with a lot of aum is likely to be charging LESS than a smaller, but poorly performing fund. Of course this is because there is a ceiling on charges…but do remember…FEES ARE IMPORTANT, and of course [...]
http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-much-can-you-lose-in-equity-.html Well just too many people have no rules, limits, …and have no clue on how to invest in equities. These people can, should and do lose their shirt, pants and undergarments…..and deserve it. Completely. Let us say you are a well qualified, sensible, boy or girl and wish to invest in equities. Well if [...]