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The right question

2026/10/23

After 24 years, readers' worries have changed, but the real challenge is still knowing which questions to ask

Capital Gains Bonds: Zero Tax, Two Hidden Costs.

2026/10/23

Who these bonds suit, and Dhirendra Kumar's checklist for working out whether you should buy them or pay the tax instead.

The final layer is human

2026/10/22

An investing app can pick the fund but it cannot keep you from selling it at the bottom.

Buying gold on Dhanteras is not investing

2026/10/22

Honour the ritual, but count Dhanteras jewellery as spending. Gold you hold as insurance needs a form you can sell cheaply, and a necklace is not that form.

What changed inside India's insurance regulator?

2026/10/22

A consultation paper from IRDAI that reads more like an investigation than a policy proposal is a surprise for anyone who follows this industry

Policyholders win 63% of complaints against insurers

2026/10/22

IRDA data shows policyholders win at every stage, from the Bima Bharosa portal to the ombudsman to the courts. That says a lot about insurer behaviour.

Who Changed Your Asset Allocation?

2026/10/16

A decision you made once is being overruled every single day. Dhirendra Kumar names the culprit.

The 2026 Scam Looks Like Advice.

2026/10/09

Four frauds, three questions, and why being clever is no defence.

The Points You Do Not Own

2026/10/06

Investors spend hours defending their reward points but ignore the cost that quietly shrinks their savings every year

Only 7% of life insurance payouts are death claims

2026/10/06

IRDAI's own consultation paper shows surrender payouts are five times larger than death claims. This industry is not selling protection. It is selling an exit.

Why No Two Multi-Asset Funds Are Alike

2026/10/02

Dhirendra Kumar explains why two funds in the same category can be two very different products, and the one document that tells them apart.

Buying the fund house

2026/09/30

Judging listed fund houses by the metric that matters most

Retirement's biggest risk is an empty afternoon

2026/09/29

You spent 35 years learning not to react. Then you retire with time, a corpus and a phone, and the habit that built the money starts working against it.

3 Rules for a Small-Cap SIP

2026/09/25

Dhirendra Kumar sets three entry conditions for small caps, and says all of them are compulsory.

The three-year wait

2026/09/21

A four-test method for judging funds still finding their feet