Chandran is 30 and salaried and hopes to retire by 55. In this case study, we shall find out how he can plan for financial ...

This article compares my stock portfolio with an equivalent investment in a Nifty index fund and the Nifty 100 Low Volatility 30 TR index. We post this comparison each month. Before we begin, new ...

I have been a follower of Freefincal for 3+ years now and have immensely benefited from Pattu sir’s articles and fellow ...

Index Fund will be India’s first aggressive hybrid index fund. Long-term readers may know that we have discussed the need for ...

This is a debt mutual fund screener for portfolio selection, tracking, and learning. It also includes hybrid funds that invest in bonds. It will satisfy ...

There is a lot of interest in "high-interest bonds". Unless you need a regular income (because you are retired or on a break, ...

This index fund screener is based on tracking error and returns difference wrt benchmarks (also known as tracking difference) ...

I argue why we should use a personal inflation rate while planning for retirement. My family’s inflation rate was about 8% some years back – Inflation in India: Some Real Numbers. So, that was the ...

In this edition of the reader story … It all started in 2010. I wanted to pursue engineering. I had scored around 90%, yet I joined a tier-3 college for my B.E. in Computer Science. Even today, I ...

This ETF screener is based on tracking errors and differences (ETF return minus index return). It will help users evaluate how efficiently an ETF has tracked its ...

Ever wonder why index investing or passive investing should work? In this article, SEBI registered fee-only advisor Swapnil Kendhe explains the basics of indexing and why it is effective. About the ...

The latest freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener is now available. Use it to screen for equity mutual funds that consistently perform. You can screen based on fund category & benchmark to ...