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Personal Finance | Are multi-asset funds the best solution for proper asset allocation?
Don’t buy a multi-asset fund and assume that your asset allocation is automatically taken care of
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Personal Finance | Rent vs Buying: The futility of the debate
The need for polarised views is unjustified. One is not superior to the other. It is never a pure financial decision, so don’t fall for the stale clichés
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Personal Finance: Every asset is not meant to shoot out the lights
You portfolio can’t be in a perpetual bullish state. Always keep asset allocation in mind
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Personal Finance | How to put the odds in your favour in equities
Even if you buy at the high, but do not lose your nerve and hold through a decline, you will do well when you catch the next high
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Personal Finance: Gold prices on the rise, are mining stocks worth a look?
Investing in mining stocks is fraught with uncertainty but, the long term demand, together with low and limited reserves of the precious metal, may make this segment worth an investment
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Personal Finance: Don’t forget the failures in the investing journey
We only look at success stories which gives us a skewed perception of reality
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Personal Finance: How not to get carried away with every IPO
Let good sense prevail over market frenzy and hype
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Personal Finance | Should I sell now?
A lot of investors are getting nervous about the market’s unabated rise, but avoid acting rashly
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Your Personal Inflation is much higher than the CPI
Never take a conservative estimate of inflation when planning for your retirement kitty
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Personal Finance: Don’t conflate Asset Allocation with Diversification
Asset allocation reduces asset specific risk, and diversification reduces investment specific risk
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Personal Finance: How to invest when nothing is under your control
Investing is a game of probabilities, where most of what happens is outside our control
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Personal Finance: Four things to remember when you invest in a thematic fund
Don’t jump into a sector or theme because it has had a great run and the NFO sounds tempting
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Personal Finance: How should you invest at 80,000 levels?
Don’t get distracted by the market noise or nervous at market heights; focus on what you are buying
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Personal Finance | Smart investors average up
When it comes to high-quality businesses, there will be multiple opportunities to buy more shares, even at higher prices than the original acquisition cost
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Personal Finance: Volatility in equity markets should never worry you
Volatility is not a risk, but your behaviour in response to volatility will make or break your portfolio
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Personal Finance: Should young investors buy stocks?
Young people are often under the impression that they can “afford to make losses” since they are young
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Personal Finance: The dangers of going all in
Never bet heavily on one fund or stock. Pay heed to position sizing
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Personal Finance: Buy the dip, but know which dip to focus on
Investors must observe dips in their individual stock price and also focus on their businesses, rather than index levels
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Personal Finance | Manufacturing Funds: The latest craze
It is not easy playing the manufacturing theme; here are some facts to consider while choosing the right option
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Personal Finance: Six rules that dividend stock investors should not ignore
In the hunt for better yields, ensure you steer clear of some common mistakes
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Personal Finance: Four financial rules that you should not take seriously
If you believe these investment rules are written in stone, you will get played
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Personal Finance: Three investing pointers every woman needs to know
Women are inherently risk-averse simply because they have been conditioned to be conservative with their investments
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Personal Finance: Break an HDFC Bank deposit to buy its stock, a masterstroke or a fool’s errand?
This casual remark on social media reveals a lot about how savers or investors think about their portfolio
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Personal Finance: Couples should have the money talk early, to avoid misery later
Money is not a romantic discussion. But neither is it one that can be swept under the table
