Value Research

The easy half will be done 12.08.2026 4:55 ↓

The regulator has named both halves of the cure for insurance mis-selling. Only the easier half is likely to happen.

Why Your Best Fund Suddenly Looks Average 07.08.2026 9:58 ↓

Before you switch out of it, there is one thing you must understand.

The motorcycle and the Ferrari 06.08.2026 4:08 ↓

Spending is not the opposite of saving. The mistake is spending out of step with where you are in life.

The question you didn't ask 03.08.2026 4:06 ↓

Why the best investors check lists, not just conviction

The question you didn't ask 31.07.2026 4:06 ↓

Why the best investors check lists, not just conviction

REITs Pay Regularly. Is It All Income? 31.07.2026 10:00 ↓

Dhirendra Kumar breaks down what's actually inside your REIT payout.

Protect your goals from yourself 27.07.2026 3:43 ↓

When everything sits in one pool, every goal is available for the next tempting idea

New Fund Offer - Not a cheaper fund. 24.07.2026 8:13 ↓

What actually decides whether it's a good investment?

Rich people’s funds 20.07.2026 4:34 ↓

SEBI has cut a door into the wall that kept most investors out. What lies behind it is less special than the price of admission suggested.

The AI bubble question 20.07.2026 4:12 ↓

Whether AI is a bubble matters less than whether you are behaving like one

How Much Equity in Retirement? 17.07.2026 11:56 ↓

The 'safe' choice may be the riskiest one in retirement.

Look once a year, not daily 15.07.2026 3:16 ↓

Your portfolio needs one careful look a year, not a daily glance at the red and green

Mostly vanity, occasionally the taxman 15.07.2026 4:22 ↓

The new regime ended the old March scramble over tax-saving; the instinct behind it has merely moved up the wealth ladder

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.