Max Life Term Insurance Review
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Max Life Term Insurance Review

Why do you need life insurance? You don’t, the family you leave behind does.

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ETF v/s Mutual Funds: What would you choose?
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ETF v/s Mutual Funds: What would you choose?

Imagine a bright-eyed youngster with a wish to invest, but all he has to call his capital for this purpose is ₹500. While the youngster’s motives might mean well, they might be somewhat underfunded. Most investors that wish to start young, often face this trouble. There’s only so much you can get as “pocket money”.

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Top 5 lessons from "The Intelligent Investor"
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Top 5 lessons from "The Intelligent Investor"

A well-known quote says that “If you want to give someone a gift that they can open again and again, then gift them a book ”. 

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Narayana Health: The factory of Cheapest Heart Surgeries
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Narayana Health: The factory of Cheapest Heart Surgeries

In the early 1950s, nobody would have known that a boy born in a tiny village in Karnataka would revolutionize how the Healthcare Industry works. Devi was the eighth of nine children born in a humble background. Pampered by his mother, he was also ambitious as a boy on a Mission from an early age.

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Factors to consider before taking an education loan
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Factors to consider before taking an education loan

Padhega India tabhi toh badhega India. But quality education has become a luxury to a middle-class person in India. The college admission seasons will be starting shortly in India, and students often find themselves in the dilemma of whether adding to debts is really worth it or whether they are stretching their legs beyond the coverlet.

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How to increase the chances of IPO Allotment
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How to increase the chances of IPO Allotment

It's IPO season!! We are bombarded with some trendy brands, such as Tata Technologies and Mama Earth, and some brands that are not so popular with households but are good industrial names, such as Capital Small Finance Bank and JSW Infrastructure Ltd. With the number of retail investors in India increasing exponentially, IPOs are definitely under the spotlight, and we are interested!!

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Importance of Retirement Planning
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Importance of Retirement Planning

As you live, you inspire; when you die, you expire, but before you die, you retire. Retirement is a phase in people's lives that most go into without much forethought. When it comes to old age, people forcefully limit themselves to a life of frugality when the maintenance of a reasonably well-funded life isn't out of people's reach with just some retirement planning.

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5 Steps for selecting stocks to invest in India
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5 Steps for selecting stocks to invest in India

Stocks, Shares, Investments, these words often bounce around us, maybe a relative boasting a sudden windfall, maybe the quiet cousin who finally found his jam in a conversation when someone mentions them, we’re all too familiar with the idea of shareholding or “the stock market” as the layman in all of us would call it.

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6 Ways to Achieve Financial Freedom
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6 Ways to Achieve Financial Freedom

Financial freedom is pretty personal & subjective, as Robert Kiyosaki defines it, “More important than how we achieve financial freedom, is the why. Find your reasons why you want to be free and wealthy.”

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Top 7 Personal Finance Books for Beginners
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Top 7 Personal Finance Books for Beginners

“A fool with a plan is better off than a genius without a plan” - Boone Pickens. Rightly said, isn't it? “Plan before you act,” and ALWAYS plan your money matters.

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What are the types of Pension Plans in India?
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What are the types of Pension Plans in India?

Secure aspects of your future by investing in retirement plans and ease yourself from unwanted misery; because, let’s face it, hoping to win a lottery is, in no way, a future bet. No matter how hard you try, you cannot stop what might come your way. This makes retirement plans highly vital to your financial independence after you retire.

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What is Portfolio Management?
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What is Portfolio Management?

Portfolio management is much more complicated than stock analysis. Don’t believe us? Listen to legendary economist Adam Smith: “There is a personality difference between the people who are good at finding stocks and the people who call the shots on timing and manage the whole portfolio. Security analysts dig down information and come up with an idea about what should be bought or sold, but they do not necessarily make good conductors for the whole orchestra. [..]”

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What is Retirement Planning? 
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What is Retirement Planning? 

“Someone’s sitting under a tree today because someone planted a tree a long time ago”. This quote by Warren Buffet beautifully sums up the impact of current actions on the future. Today’s article revolves around a similar planning strategy that will definitely help you reap its benefits in the future. Let’s dive into the topic of retirement planning and understand why it is so important for one to plan their retirement.

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What is Portfolio Rebalancing and how to do it?
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What is Portfolio Rebalancing and how to do it?

There is this famous saying that we’re sure you’ve heard, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. This phrase clearly states that one must diversify his funds and construct a portfolio that is the most feasible to him.

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Is Self Financial Planning difficult? Can you do it yourself?
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Is Self Financial Planning difficult? Can you do it yourself?

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Aristotle was certainly ahead of his time when he said this. You'll understand why. Imagine you go to purchase your dream car, only to find something ridiculous! The dealer charged you a few thousand bucks and provided you with a message -

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Cost of a Retail Investor in India
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Cost of a Retail Investor in India

Amidst this pandemic, people have gone crazy after the stock market. The stock market has become the new go-to place to make money for retail investors. Well, looking at the number of Demat accounts opened in the last one year, it seems everybody has earned during this bull run. It is not that surprising as almost anyone who invested in any stock either doubled their money or earned quite decent returns. As the bull run continues this feat will continue too!

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What is a Buy Now Pay Later facility?
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What is a Buy Now Pay Later facility?

Gone are the days when good financial planning meant ‘no debt’. In this age, borrowing has become an inevitable part of one's life. There could be various necessities for which an individual would want to borrow funds for the long or short term.

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What is Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP)?
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What is Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP)?

"Returns matter a lot. It's our capital." - Abigail Johnson. This quote is self-sufficient to explain the value of the returns which the investors get on their investments.

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