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Steps to Build a 10 Crore Investment Corpus Efficiently
Let’s see how we can achieve a 10 crore corpus step-by-step. Let us go one step at a time instead of directly thinking about achieving 10...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Aug 112 min read
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"What went wrong with capitalism" book
Finished reading this book. Â Author explains what went wrong with capitalism in US and other developed Europeans countries. U.S debt,...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jan 81 min read
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About my recent reads
Finished reading these books  Ram  Story starts with the war between Dashrath and Raavan in Karachapa, a trading town. Dashrath loses...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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My take on "Bull!" book
Finished reading this book  Author provides in depth view of boom and bust cycles in American stock markets during 1970-2003, covers how...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Nov 29, 20241 min read
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My take on 'Mahabharata' book
Finished reading this book  I have heard a number of sub-stories of Mahabharata and Ramayana from my grandmother and watched few movies...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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My take on 'TITAN' book
Finished reading this book  This is the biography of 19th century oil baron, John D Rockefeller Sr, who was the founder of Standard Oil....
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Roller coaster ride to 2 Crore MF portfolio
Recently, one of my clients' mutual fund portfolio has crossed the 2 crore mark. I met him in 2016 in an 'Investor Education Program'...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Non-linearity of Mutual fund returns
If someone told you that a mutual fund scheme has delivered 15% CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) over a 15-year period, have you ever...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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Who is working on your money in Mutual funds?
Have you ever wondered who is working on your money invested in Mutual funds? To start with, your money in mutual funds is managed by...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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My take on the book 'Homo Deus'
Finished reading this book The author, Yuval Noah Harari’s first book Sapiens was good. I find the second book Homo Deus not so...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Pre-paying Home Loan Vs Investing in Equity Mutual Funds
If you got some surplus money, is it better to pre-pay home loan or is it better to invest the money in equity mutual funds? Let’s find...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Fever and Stock market crashes: Are they good?
Sometimes, we fall sick. I heard that fever is good because it removes toxins from the body and kills infections. But when we have fever,...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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The book "Glory of Arunachala"
Finished reading this book. Book explains the origin of Arunachala (red hill) in Tiruvannamalai and the significance of Arunachala in...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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The Book "Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relations Between India and Pakistan"
Finished reading this book. Author served as Indian high commissioner to Pakistan from 2017 to 2020. This book is a product of in-depth...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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NPS or Equity Mutual funds for Retirement?
I keep getting queries like ‘Is NPS good?’ ‘Can we invest in NPS for retirement?’ ‘Is NPS better or Equity mutual funds better?’ I...
Vinay Kumar Laxman
May 17, 20242 min read
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Crorepati journey of a young lady who initially doubted mutual funds
I met this young lady in 2015. She was pro real estate. We discussed about mutual funds at length. She was not fully convinced about mutual
Vinay Kumar Laxman
May 13, 20241 min read
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