Financial Independence, Retire Early has revolutionised the way a generation approaches work and finances. But as more parents achieve financial freedom in their 30s and 40s, a troubling question ...

Typically, retirement is the last and most important financial goal for most families. Before retirement, the kids would have started working and ...

Dr M Pattabiraman (PhD) aka Pattabiraman Murari is an associate professor at IIT, Madras. He is the founder, managing editor and primary author of freefincal. He is the author of three personal ...

Typically, retirement is the last and most important financial goal for most families. Before retirement, the kids would have started working and sometimes married too. However, this dynamic is ...

We have revamped our Automated Stock Analyser with the Earnings Power Box Valuation Model. This was introduced by Hewitt Heiserman, Jr, in his book, “It’s Earnings That Count: Finding Stocks with ...

Last Updated on April 28, 2025 at 10:37 am This week, we shall review a debt mutual fund: ICICI Pru Money Market Fund. This is an open-ended money market mutual fund that invests in bonds maturing ...

The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a popular tax-saving instrument in India. The Government of India introduced it in 1968 and fully guarantees the ...

Last Updated on May 21, 2025 at 9:13 am The freefincal mutual fund portfolio overlap tool (first published July 2017 and updated May 2019) is now fully updated to work blazing fast on Google Sheets.

This is a debt mutual fund screener for portfolio selection, tracking, and learning. It also includes hybrid funds that invest in bonds. It will satisfy investors who wish to invest in money market ...

I evaluate the performance of my retirement portfolio and my son's future portfolio each year in a personal finance audit. This is the 11th edition.

It may seem surprising to realize that it is simply impossible to expect any returns from unmanaged equity investments (invest and wait in hope). Here are some practical ways for investors to overcome ...

We publish a monthly low volatility and momentum stock screener from the NIfty 100 stock universe. This is the archive of such publications. The latest screener can be found just below.