Making sense of the recent fall in debt mutual funds

The lure of past returns.. Let us assume you had to invest in debt funds a week back, i.e 7th,February 2017. And you are shown the last 3 year returns of the major debt fund categories. *Compounded annual returns as on 07-Feb-2017 , Source: Value Research Note: I have considered some sample funds from the major … Continue reading Making sense of the recent fall in debt mutual funds

Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Indian Equity Investor

Suddenly off late, I have started to receive frequent calls from my friends asking for equity investment tips. And me being the boring conservative guy that I am, "Dude, start off with an SIP in X,Y & Z equity mutual funds" goes my response. And most often the response is "Can you suggest me some stocks instead. … Continue reading Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Indian Equity Investor

Discover 6 simple hacks to reduce time spent on social media

In our last post here, we learnt about the techniques app designers use to keep us hooked to their apps. A habit forming app consists of these 4 ingredients A trigger which reminds us to do the action An action which is damn simple to do A variable reward to keep us craving for more … Continue reading Discover 6 simple hacks to reduce time spent on social media