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Smitha
Aug 30, 20234 min read
The bond route to finding short term investment Opportunities with over 8% of annualized return...
A few months back, I decided to explore the secondary market for bonds, particularly Non-Convertible Debentures. I purchased some Shriram...
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Smitha
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Pesky financial terms - Part I
I recently wrote a blog about achieving decent short-term returns with debentures and bonds. However, as I revisited my own writing...
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Smitha
Mar 26, 20232 min read
The RSU saga continues (Part 2/2) - Taxes and More
So I have the shares that vested and I now have shares sitting in your investment account in the US. What do we do now??? Let us assume I...
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Smitha
Mar 25, 20236 min read
Managing RSUs from India : Understanding the basics - Part 1/2
When I first saw "Restricted Stock Units" or RSUs in my compensation package, I felt like "I had made it", because it made me feel...
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Smitha
Mar 21, 20231 min read
A cheat-sheet for tax on investments
Tax reckoner for investments from India on FDs, NCDs, Equity, mutual funds and more.
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Smitha
Mar 5, 20232 min read
SIP vs Lumpsum (timing the market) - Part 2/2
Post the whole SIP vs lumpsum analysis, I wanted to see what the XIRR would be if I could (somehow) time my investment. Of course...
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Smitha
Feb 28, 20232 min read
The classic question: SIP vs lumpsum investments (Part 1 of 2)
This is a standard question I always have regardless of how many articles I read. Everytime the market falls and subsequently picks up, I...
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Smitha
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Direct vs Regular funds
Most people have SIPs running for equity. To SIP or not to SIP is a whole different analysis, but I do not want to divert my analysis...
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Smitha
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Another to-do: Nominee update (and what a nominee is not!)
A few months ago I attended an online session with a lawyer on making a will. I will summarize that call seperately, but It broke one...
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Smitha
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Direct vs regular (Part 1/2) - yet another blog on this topic but which was eye opening to me
I've been wanting to do this comparison for awhile - direct vs regular mutual funds. It's been a much discussed topic both online and...
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Smitha
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Liquid BEES. (a.k.a how I got stung)
I saw this recommendation that I should park my excess funds in Liquid Bees (NSE: LIQUIDBEES), so that I would have access to immediate...
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