Value Research

STP, SWP, or Sell in One Go? 10.07.2026 9:13 ↓

Wait too long to sell, and the market will talk you out of it.

For once, I am not telling you to ignore the news 06.07.2026 5:42 ↓

I make a living telling you the headlines cannot help your portfolio. This time, I find I cannot look away.

Stop fussing over where to invest 06.07.2026 3:22 ↓

How much you save every month matters far more than which fund you pick

Perfect Timing vs a Plain SIP 03.07.2026 13:41 ↓

For 25 years, one investor bought at the lowest price every single month. The other just invested on the 10th. Who came out ahead?

Read the RBI's new rules as confessions 30.06.2026 3:54 ↓

The RBI has just told you exactly how banks have been selling against your interest

The slow learner 29.06.2026 4:00 ↓

A business can improve in plain sight for years before its price admits it 

Your Gold Doubled. Should You Trim It? 26.06.2026 13:00 ↓

Winning at insurance is a stranger problem than it sounds.

How to save for Musk's utopia 22.06.2026 4:16 ↓

Musk says stop saving. His own logic says the opposite.

A familiar drift 22.06.2026 3:57 ↓

SEBI created flexi caps in 2020 to fix this exact drift. Six years on, the drift is back.

4 Reasons to Sell a Fund. A Market Fall Isn't One. 19.06.2026 10:34 ↓

Booking profit feels smart. It's usually a mistake.

Your gold doubled. That is the problem, not the prize 18.06.2026 4:35 ↓

A soaring price has rebalanced your portfolio for you, in the wrong direction. Here is how to fix it.

Flexicap vs Multicap. One Can Run Out of Room. 12.06.2026 10:10 ↓

The problem gets worse the bigger the fund grows.

The AI revolution worth having 10.06.2026 4:46 ↓

Forget the trillions being bet on AI. The revolution that matters is the one you can build for yourself, for free, right now.

The day even HDFC said no to gold 10.06.2026 5:05 ↓

The PM appealed against gold on Sunday. Customs duty rose 15 per cent today. By evening, HDFC withdrew its Gold and Silver NFO. Here is what to do about your portfolio.

SIP For Your House Help. SEBI Is Making It Possible. 05.06.2026 10:40 ↓

What you can do right now, without waiting for any rule to pass.

Old file, new company 30.05.2026 3:54 ↓

The market misprices stocks using outdated assumptions. The opportunity lies in that gap.

SEBI's new rule helps the wrong people 30.05.2026 4:53 ↓

The people who would benefit most from third-party SIPs aren't the ones this rule is designed for 

Best SIP Plan for the Next 10 Years 29.05.2026 10:28 ↓

Which funds to pick, and what to do when the market crashes: Dhirendra Kumar breaks it down.

The complexity of investment jargons 27.05.2026 3:53 ↓

Don't think higher of something that is more complex, especially in investments, says Dhirendra Kumar

Fear, greed and panic 27.05.2026 3:54 ↓

It's the kind of time when we need to absorb the wisdom of Guru Buffett

The most useful answer is 'I don't know' 27.05.2026 5:46 ↓

Four kinds of letters arrived after last week's column on West Asia, and the largest pile asked the same question

Protection against catastrophes 27.05.2026 3:18 ↓

A simple strategy to protect our investments

This Crisis Is Different. How to Deal With It. 22.05.2026 16:42 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar explains why 'this too shall pass' may not apply this time — and what that means for your investments.

Such a long journey 20.05.2026 3:55 ↓

The largest active fund today manages more money than the entire industry did when this magazine started

When 'this too shall pass' doesn't 18.05.2026 5:20 ↓

For 30 years, I have told readers to ride out every crisis. The US-Iran war is the exception, and the reason matters more than the news itself.