What the Nifty and the Sensex Actually Measure
How an index is built, why a handful of companies move it, and the price-versus-total-return distinction that changes what you compare against.
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How Big an Emergency Fund Do You Actually Need?
Six months of expenses is a placeholder, not an answer. What genuinely decides the size, where the money should sit, and the two holes most people leave wide open.
Asset Allocation for Beginners in India
Most Indian households already have an allocation - property and gold decided it years ago. Here is how to see the one you have before choosing the one you want.
Financial Ratios for Stock Analysis
The financial ratios worth using, what each one is actually asking, and the specific situations where a good-looking ratio is telling you the wrong thing.
Dividend Investing in India
Dividend investing in India: why yield is not return, what the shift to taxation in your own hands changed, and the traps in a high-yield screen.
ETF vs Index Fund
ETF vs index fund in India: they track the same thing but behave differently. Impact cost, tracking error, iNAV, demat requirement and which suits which investor.
SIP vs Lumpsum
SIP vs lumpsum in India: what the arithmetic says, what the behaviour says, and why the honest answer depends on where the money is coming from.
Index Funds vs Stocks
Index funds vs individual stocks in India: what the evidence says, what picking stocks actually requires, and why most people should hold index funds anyway.
Corporate Actions Explained
Corporate actions explained for Indian investors: what a split, bonus, dividend, rights issue and buyback actually do to your holding, your tax and your backtest.
How to Read a Cash Flow Statement
How to read a cash flow statement: the three sections, why operating cash flow matters most, and the warning signs that a profitable company is not generating cash.
How to Read a Balance Sheet
How to read a balance sheet before buying a share: what the three sections mean, the numbers that matter, and the India-specific items most guides leave out.
Trading Journal
A trading journal that survives past three weeks: what to record, why the reason field matters most, how to review it, and what your broker already logs for you.