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Varsity is an extensive and in-depth collection of stock market and financial lessons created by Karthik Rangappa at Zerodha. It is free and openly accessible to everyone and is one of the largest financial education resources on the web. No signup, no pay-wall, no ads.

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Impact cost and how it can ruin a trade Play
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Explore all the open-access Varsity modules that cover the entire spectrum of financial literacy and capital markets; everything from savings and taxation to option strategies and technical analysis.


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  • 500 vb on The Mutual Fund Portfolio

    Hello Sir, First of all, I want to sincerely thank you for the valuable content you share. It has been really helpful to me. I wanted to ask for some guidance regarding investing. I’m 21 years old and, at the moment, I don’t have a specific fi ...

    04 Oct 2026
  • 500 Anjali Chauhan on The Mutual Fund Portfolio

    Hi Karthik, I have read 6 modules so far and I am still going, Varsity is one of the best learning resources I have come across. You have covered Every topic in depth, yet explained so simply that even complex ideas become so easy to follow. The writ ...

    04 Oct 2026
  • 3 Ankush Aggarwal on Old vs New tax regime: Which one is better for you?

    A useful reminder that the old vs. new tax regime should be evaluated based on your actual income, deductions and overall tax position-not simply because one regime is the default. Your choice during the year for TDS purposes may not necessarily b ...

    03 Oct 2026
  • 3 Neha on Writing a Will Vs Nomination

    A very important distinction. **A nominee and a beneficiary under a Will are not necessarily the same person**, and nomination should not be treated as a substitute for proper estate planning. Keeping nominations updated and having a properly draf ...

    03 Oct 2026
  • 3 Neha on Can I stop paying for insurance if I have saved enough?

    A very important point: insurance and investments serve different purposes. Building a ₹1 crore corpus does not automatically mean that a ₹1 crore life or health cover is no longer required. Insurance needs should be reviewed periodically base ...

    03 Oct 2026

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