<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/rss/styles.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Compound — money notes for India</title><description>Plain, practical money notes for Indian investors and savers. Index funds, credit, tax, and building an emergency fund, explained without the sales pitch.</description><link>https://finance-blog.oriz.in/</link><language>en</language><managingEditor>whyiswhen@gmail.com (Chirag Singhal)</managingEditor><webMaster>whyiswhen@gmail.com (Chirag Singhal)</webMaster><item><title>Index funds vs active funds in India: which actually wins</title><link>https://finance-blog.oriz.in/blog/index-funds-vs-active-funds-india/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://finance-blog.oriz.in/blog/index-funds-vs-active-funds-india/</guid><description>Most 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Invest</category><category>index-funds</category><category>mutual-funds</category><category>india</category><category>investing</category><category>beginners</category><author>whyiswhen@gmail.com (Chirag Singhal)</author></item><item><title>How to read your credit report before it costs you a loan</title><link>https://finance-blog.oriz.in/blog/how-to-read-your-credit-report-india/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://finance-blog.oriz.in/blog/how-to-read-your-credit-report-india/</guid><description>Your CIBIL report decides your loan rate long before a bank meets you. Here is how to pull it free, read every section, and fix the errors that quietly drag your score down.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Credit</category><category>credit-score</category><category>cibil</category><category>credit-report</category><category>india</category><category>loans</category><author>whyiswhen@gmail.com (Chirag Singhal)</author></item><item><title>Emergency fund: how much you need and where to keep it</title><link>https://finance-blog.oriz.in/blog/emergency-fund-how-much-and-where-india/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://finance-blog.oriz.in/blog/emergency-fund-how-much-and-where-india/</guid><description>Before you invest a rupee, build the fund that keeps one bad month from becoming a debt spiral. How to size it for Indian life, and exactly where to park it so it stays safe and reachable.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Save</category><category>emergency-fund</category><category>savings</category><category>india</category><category>personal-finance</category><category>beginners</category><author>whyiswhen@gmail.com (Chirag Singhal)</author></item></channel></rss>