Is it worth signing up on many P2P platforms — i2iFunding, LenDenClub, Faircent, Lendbox, IndiaP2P — to test which gives the best returns? An honest, RBI-rule-grounded answer for Indian investors. Not investment advice.
11 min InvestYes — ETFs can be bought on MTF in India, but only when they clear SEBI's Group I liquidity bar and land on your broker's approved list. Here is the verified picture: Dhan's explicit ETF eligibility, up to 4x leverage, 12.49–15.49% interest, and the three things people confuse — MTF-buy vs pledge-as-collateral vs intraday.
InvestIt trades at 0.70x book with a P/E near 1.2 — screaming 'cheap' on every screener. But this is a Core Investment Company whose profit is mostly non-cash Ind-AS revaluation, it pays zero dividend, the promoter holds 74.63%, and there's no catalyst to close the discount. A balanced bull/bear review of when a deep discount is opportunity and when it's a trap.
InvestShould you hold mutual funds in demat form (like stocks, via a broker) or the traditional Statement-of-Account folio (direct with the AMC)? The verified answer: for most direct-plan investors, SoA wins — and the feature people think needs demat (nominee, transmission, consolidation) all work on SoA too. The real cost lever isn't format — it's direct-vs-regular.
InvestTwo value indices, two different recipes. Nifty500 Value 50 uses a 4-factor Z-score (E/P, B/P, S/P, Dividend Yield); the BSE Enhanced Value family uses 3 factors (B/P, E/P, S/P). Here is the exact selection, weighting, caps, and rebalance for each — plus a screener.in query that approximates them so you can replicate the tilt yourself.
InvestA complete, honest guide to the National Pension System — how to open an account via eNPS in minutes, the real tax benefits (and why the ₹50,000 80CCD(1B) hook is DEAD for most people under the new tax regime), the lock-in-till-60 and forced-annuity catch, and who should actually bother.
InvestThe step-by-step method to screen low-PE/low-PB quality stocks for leveraged buy-and-hold, the annual-churn LTCG tax play that swaps 20% for 12.5%, and the honest risk math that decides whether it works at all.
Invest'Just buy all the PE<6, PB<1 PSU stocks on margin and hold' sounds like free money. Here's why the evidence — Buffett's Alpha, QMJ, Piotroski — says it's close to the inverse of what actually works.
InvestApplying is free everywhere — the real cost is AMC plus MTF interest plus delivery brokerage plus the DP-sell fee no 'zero-brokerage' broker escapes. The verified all-charges master comparison, focused on Dhan, Pocketful, INDmoney and Paytm Money.
InvestApplying to IPOs is free everywhere — the real cost hides in AMC, delivery brokerage, and the DP-sell charge no 'zero-brokerage' broker escapes. Here's the verified cheapest pick for flipping on listing and for holding long-term.
InvestGMP is an unofficial, off-exchange premium many chase to guess listing-day pops. Here is what two decades of underpricing data and 2025's main-board IPOs show it really predicts — and how to use it without getting burned.
InvestThe headline '5.99%' MTF rate is a trap — it only applies to the first Rs 1 lakh you borrow. Here is what every major Indian broker actually charges, slab by slab, with the real cost of holding on margin, plus the SEBI rules that govern it.
InvestWhat peer-to-peer lending actually is in India, how the RBI's August 2024 crackdown gutted the 'assured return, withdraw anytime' pitch, and the honest truth about returns, defaults, platforms and tax before you risk a single rupee.
InvestMost active funds in India fail to beat their benchmark once fees are counted. Here is what the SPIVA data shows, when active still makes sense, and how to build a simple index core.
InvestAn honest ranking of concentrated >20% CAGR avenues — SMH semis, NVDA, QQQ, crypto, India smallcap, ARKK, and the SOXL/TQQQ leverage trap — and why past CAGR isn't forward CAGR.
15 min InvestA developer's honest breakdown of a ₹10L aggressive Indian portfolio — index, equity MF, small-cap, P2P lending, gold — with real returns, real risks, and why nobody can guarantee 20%.
16 min InvestWhy India is the durable 10-year growth story, why low-churn buy-and-hold quietly earns 1-3% extra CAGR, and how a low income makes most of it near-tax-free.
13 min InvestA blunt look at global value ETFs (GVAL, EFV, AVDV), which countries are actually cheap, the value-trap warning, and how India's 24-month foreign-asset rule makes low-churn value investing tax-efficient.
13 min InvestI built a tool to track i2i Fundos loans and alert on high-yield opportunities. Here is what the data showed, and what every P2P investor in India should know before putting in a rupee.
11 min InvestMaster deep value investing in Indian stock markets. Learn to find undervalued stocks using P/E, P/B ratios, screeners, and fundamental analysis on NSE and BSE.
16 min InvestComplete guide to achieving Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) in India. Learn the 4% rule, corpus calculation, investment strategy, and step-by-step...
15 min InvestComplete guide to all mutual fund categories in India. Understand equity, debt, hybrid, and solution-oriented funds with examples, risk levels, and when to i...
16 min InvestA comprehensive guide to peer-to-peer lending in India covering LenDenClub, Faircent, IndiaP2P returns, risk management, tax implications, and portfolio cons...
14 min InvestDetailed comparison of top P2P lending platforms in India 2026. Compare LenDenClub, Faircent, IndiaP2P on returns, risk, features, fees, and user experience.
15 min InvestDetailed comparison of SIP, FD, PPF, and NPS for Indian investors in 2026. Returns, tax benefits, liquidity, risk analysis with real calculations to help you...
15 min InvestA comprehensive guide to zero-brokerage trading in India covering discount brokers, hidden charges, statutory fees, and how to minimize your total trading co...
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