Financial Independence

Happy International Women’s Day! In today’s video, we celebrate women’s progress in achieving financial independence and discuss how women can leverage their credit scores to unlock the doors to homeownership. From understanding the importance of a strong credit score to practical tips on building credit—whether you're a homemaker or a working professional—we share simple steps to help you start your financial journey and secure the best home loan terms. Join us as we highlight the growing number of women borrowers and explore how you can use financial tools to create lasting financial freedom.

Mastering FIRE: How to manage early retirement investments during market volatility

The key to achieving this is to focus on your long-term goals and create a balanced portfolio that can withstand market volatility. 

Children's Day Special: Teach Your Kids Money Lessons Early | Personal Finance

On this Children's Day, let's talk about why teaching financial literacy to kids is essential! Payal Tiwari Sharma of Moneycontrol explains how to impart money management skills early on to set them up for a financially secure future. Don't miss these valuable tips for raising financially smart children!

How to achieve financial independence as a freelancer: essential steps and strategies

Unlike traditional employees, freelancers often have irregular incomes, lack employer-sponsored benefits, and need to be proactive about their financial security.

10 practical steps for single women to achieve financial independence

Becoming financially independent as a single woman is empowering, giving you the freedom to make decisions and secure your future. While the journey may seem overwhelming, you can start with simple steps like budgeting, building an emergency fund, paying off debt, and investing for the future.

Trust FIRE to achieve your financial independence even when you retire early

To plan an early retirement taking the help of a trusted adviser is very important. The advisor will guide you in arriving at the corpus you will need, your investment strategy, lifestyle changes, and more

Investing: A disciplined habit

[Partnered] Watch the story about why investing should be a habit, and how financial independence is all about discipline right here

Can the salaried ever achieve financial freedom? Here are 3 easy steps to do so

Just setting aside money every month from your salary is not enough if much of it goes into bank deposits. Your investments need to beat inflation

Women's Day 2022: Money, Money, Money…

Women are now saving and spending, insuring and investing. It is no longer fashionable to shrug off financial knowhow, and leave it coyly to the boys.

4 essentials you must take control of to become financially independent

Taking control of these essentials can help you ride out a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic as well as help you meet life goals while setting you on a path to financial freedom

Nithin Kamath of Zerodha says true financial freedom is about acquiring skills first, than money

In the run-up to Independence Day, Moneycontrol’s Kayezad E. Adajania caught up with Nithin Kamath, founder and chief executive officer of Zerodha, India’s largest brokerage house. Kamath started trading in equity shares from a young age of 17. But inexperience, stock mark volatility and debt didn’t deter him from toiling hard to eventually become debt-free. In 2010, he and his brother Nikhil founded Zerodha, which today has become India’s largest stock brokerage house in India. In this video, Kamath talks about: - How he achieved his financial freedom - Why excessive and unnecessary debt can financially ruin you - Why it is more important to make money work for you, than just earning money - Why it is important to acquire skills to be truly financially independent

DAILY VOICE | Chockalingam Narayanan of BNP Paribas MF reveals the BMV methodology for stock picking

The market is reasonably awash with liquidity and retail participation has been at the highest levels. That historically has led to good IPO markets, he said.

Tips to become financially independent, according to top fund manager Rajeev Thakkar

Ahead of Independence Day, Moneycontrol’s Jash Kriplani caught up with Rajeev Thakkar of PPFAS Mutual Fund to find out how he achieved his financial freedom, the lessons he learnt and learnings that can be drawn from his journey.

DAILY VOICE | Can allocate 5-10% of portfolio towards global investments: Anil Ghelani of DSP Investment Managers

Investors should review their overall portfolio allocation and then depending on their holding period and individual risk appetite, take a call whether to book profits or increase equity exposure.

Roadblocks to financial independence and ways to overcome them

Discipline, coupled with regular evaluation and review, can help you reach your destination of financial indipendence

Here is how to be truly financially independent!

At your current salary you may not buy it outright, but if you invest a fraction every month, you'll have your iPhone in a year.

Financial independence: How to achieve the target by investing in equities

Financial independence can be defined as building enough wealth (note that its wealth and not money – both are different) such that your expenses for the rest of your life are taken care of.

DAILY VOICE | Financial independence will come with discipline and then let compounding do its magic: Prasun Gajri of HDFC Life

Financial independence comes through long term financial planning, and I always keep saying that there is a difference between just saving for the rainy day.

Do not be penny wise, pound foolish! How investors can ensure financial independence

It is better safe than sorry i.e. better to sit in cash in the worst case, rather than worry about the opportunity cost of not remaining invested in such a dubious asset.

When working towards financial independence remember to ‘save and invest’

Not taking risks at all may be alright to protect your savings, but it may not be enough for your savings to grow.

DAILY VOICE | 6-point checklist for achieving financial independence

It is advisable to keep at least 3 to 6 months of your expenses as an emergency fund and putting those funds in highly liquid instruments such as liquid funds or fixed deposits.

Want to quit your job and do your own thing? 5 factors to ponder before taking the plunge

Set aside two-and-a-half years’ expenses before you make the move

Podcast | NSE Invest O Cast episode 10: Women's Day special - How to get financially independent

We are celebrating women all this month and in today’s episode of Invest - O - Cast we are going to be talking about planning for financial independence for women; from different backgrounds and walks of life.

Understanding ‘This Formula’ will accelerate your Financial Independence

Being financial independent (or financially free) means different things to different people. But the idea is not just about having ‘enough money’.

It is time to think financial independence

As we are all gearing up to celebrate our country‘s independence how about achieving our financial independence too.