In Aug 2026, we published a report comparing Active Mid-Cap Mutual Funds with the Nifty Midcap 150. We used 5-year, 4-year ...

Over the past few months, I've found myself asking AI more and more financial questions. Sometimes I already knew the answer.

This ETF screener tracks errors and differences (ETF return minus index return). It will help users evaluate how efficiently an ETF has tracked its underlying ...

In this edition of the reader story, we feature a 38-year-old who started his career as a hotel helper at the age of 10! About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about ...

The latest freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Performance Screener is now available. Use it to screen for equity mutual funds that consistently deliver strong performance. You can screen by fund category & ...

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

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 seeking to invest in money market ...

In Part 1, I wrote about the assumption embedded in almost every retirement plan: that the person managing the corpus at seventy-five will think and decide the way the person who built it did at forty ...

If you go to any Indian wedding or office party when the stock market is high, you will hear the same story. Someone will say, India is the next superpower! The market will only go up! Buy this small ...

This article addresses frequently asked questions about early retirement and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. 1 What is the definition of financial independence? When a person ...

A reader says, “I am investing next month with a corpus of Rs. 6 Crores. Please guide me on how to invest this for a peaceful retirement. My wife and I are both 55 years old. Our annual expenses are ...

I was recently asked the titular question at an event. The person has a target asset allocation of 20% international equity, 40% Indian equity, and 40% fixed income (the international equity ...