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Financial Freedom is a term that means different things to different people. But to simplify, can we call it the stage in one’s life when money is no longer a source of worry? This again means different things to different persons. A very rich man may be financially sated. An ascetic may also be in the same situation. So let me stop splitting hairs. Let us use this term with reference to people who are not born with a golden spoon (enough wealth for a few generations) and have to work for a living and make their way up the money tree. I suspect most of us will fall in this category.

Speculation must be like seasoning on a dish – a little bit goes a long way, and the sure fire way to ruin the taste for it, is to overdo it. What is speculation? Before I defend my opinion, let me clarify what I mean by speculation. To me, speculating on investments should be a combination of these things: It should be short-term oriented. By short-term I mean, anything where you can see the results within 6 months. Investing in a micro-cap fund as part of your MF portfolio is not speculative in my mind. But betting on a stock to go up (or down) in a time-frame of 3-6 months would be speculative.

We all have a choice when it comes to financial literacy. We can choose to be financially ignorant. Being so makes us very likeable to

If you’re wondering where to invest money in India, here are 8 different options you can consider. “Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn’t. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.” – Warren Buffett

In this article, we’re going to discuss 2 powerful ways on how to save money from salary. Set aside a portion of money from your salary the moment you get paid. Then, do what you like with the rest. Don’t pay anybody else that money. That amount is YOURS. That is the first lesson in how to save money from salary and a super-important concept.

What is a demat account? A Demat account is used to hold demat shares (and other assets like ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and government securities). SEBI has made it mandatory to allow trading only for those who have a demat account and demat holdings. This means that you cannot buy or sell shares without having a demat account.

While the National Pension System (NPS) has been opened up to all Indian citizens of late, employees who work with the Central government service have been contributing to NPS as their default pension scheme since January 1, 2004. The features and tax rules of the NPS as they apply to Central government employees are quite different from those for ordinary folks.

Our previous articles had many of you asking about the less-known NPS Tier II account. Does the Tier II account offer the same tax breaks as Tier I? If not, should one open it at all? Here’s all you may like to know about the NPS Tier II account and how you can make the most of it.

When investing towards long-term goals such as retirement, your final returns are decided more by your asset allocation than by your choice of products or fund managers. That’s why one of the most important decisions you’ll make on your NPS account is this one – in what proportion you’ll divide your annual contributions between equities, bonds and the rest.

We had a wonderful time answering your thought-provoking questions in our first, premium webinar on portfolio design. But the 40-minute QA could still not do justice to the questions we received. We have therefore answered more here.

In February, we had provided some do-it-yourself guidelines on maintaining a long-term portfolio. Many of you appreciated it and said you found it useful. Please

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