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Ankur Kapur
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Direct vs regular mutual funds
A direct plan is what you buy directly from the mutual fund company, whereas a Regular plan is what you buy through as an advisor,...


Ankur Kapur
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Is NPS better than Mutual Funds?
The NPS and Mutual Funds themes are both market-linked and have several similar benefits, yet there are some significant differences...


Ankur Kapur
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Investing in Mutual Funds in your 20s
Investors who start investing in their early 20s get more time to grow their wealth, so they would be in a better position to reach all...


Ankur Kapur
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Investing in mutual funds for the first time
Mutual fund investing is a long-term attempt and should be connected to your financial goals. There is no exceptional strategy that will...


Ankur Kapur
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Are Mutual Funds better than PMS
A mutual fund is an investment vehicle consisting of a portfolio of stocks, bonds, etc by a professional fund manager. The money is...


Ankur Kapur
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Tax Saving using SIPs
While Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) have an array of benefits, one of their main advantages includes the possibility of tax saving,...


Ankur Kapur
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Invest in Mutual Funds in your 40s
It’s never too late to plan for the future, and if you are in your 40s then probably you have achieved a lot but you still have time to...


Ankur Kapur
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Interest rates and the impact on your investment return
The world has witnessed massive swings since March 2020. We are nowhere close to economic normalcy. Let’s understand what is happening in...


Ankur Kapur
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Taxation of Mutual Funds
In India, tax is applicable only on the realized capital gains. Let’s understand how taxation works for debt and equity mutual funds....


Ankur Kapur
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How does the money grow?
The key to making money in stocks is to stay in the market, giving time in the market is the best predictor of your performance....


Ankur Kapur
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Invest in Mutual Funds in your 50s
Turning 50 is a momentous milestone in an individual’s life. It doesn’t only represent that you will be near the top of your career, but...


Ankur Kapur
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Mutual funds for beginners
A mutual fund is a pool with a certain investment objective. This investment objective is laid out in the factsheet and other details...


Ankur Kapur
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Do not invest without knowing the risk!
Risk means the degree of uncertainty or potential financial loss inherent in an investment decision. In simple terms, the risk of losing...


Ankur Kapur
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What is a mutual fund?
A mutual fund is a pool of money to meet a certain investment objective. This pool of money is directed by the fund manager who chooses...


Ankur Kapur
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How can US and Canadian NRIs invest in India?
Mutual funds, AIFs etc. are not tax-efficient solutions for the USA and Canada-based NRIs. There are more straightforward options to...


Ankur Kapur
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WACC, the most debatable topic in Finance
Any asset can be valued by discounting its future cash flow via a discount rate. This discount rate is called the weighted average cost...


Ankur Kapur
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Investing in Mutual Funds
There are hundreds of schemes across different categories of mutual funds. It is hard for an investor to identify which scheme is better....


Ankur Kapur
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How to segregate your financial goals?
Each person has specific requirements and knowingly or unknowingly specific biases. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life;...


Ankur Kapur
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Why equity investing can’t be taught but only learnt?
It is not unusual for investment professionals to get teaching assignments. I still remember I had the first assignment within a week of...


Ankur Kapur
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How much is good enough?
Over the last decade, I had the opportunity to manage the money of a lot of successful people in the corporate and startup world. The...
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