I have earlier covered details on what is a stock. If you haven’t read it yet, please do so now. In the meanwhile, I laid my hands of an infographic which explains the basics of what a stock is very beautifully. In it, you will also find a history of the stock market but thatRead More
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12 things you must know about insurance [infographic]
Here are 12 things in a graphical format you must know about insurance. Insurance policies, be it life via term or endowment, or health or motor insurance, have some caveats or rules that always catch investors by surprise. And when that happens, the claim is rejected. Instead of learning on the job, it is alwaysRead More
Quantum Long Term Equity Fund Growth [infographic]
Here is a review of Quantum Long Term Equity Mutual Fund. This is a large cap/mid cap equity mutual fund from Quantum Fund house. Quantum fund house is run by Ajit Dayal – one of India’s only maverick mutual fund visionary. Ajit has successfully run his funds without any support from powerful distribution channels andRead More
Personal Finance Rules of Thumb [infographics]
While I am not a fan of rules of thumb and usually take a clinical approach to zero down on requirements like retirement wants, how much insurance you need or how much you need to invest in equity, not all the readers here can do the number crunching. For investors such as these, it makesRead More
HDFC Balanced mutual fund [infographic]
OK, HDFC Balanced Mutual Fund needs no introduction. But I guess it will be a shame if we don’t cover this here. This is a hybrid fund with around 15% returns over the last 12 years, as of writing. With around 20% in debt and 10% in cash and the rest in equity, HDFC BalancedRead More
Impact of petrol price hike [infographics]
Petrol and inflation – two words that can get the corpses out of the graves these days in India ! The news is that they are going to increase the prices of petrol once again. That too by an approximate Rs 8. That is a huge dent in your wallet. I began by calculating howRead More