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  • Insurance (Part 2)

    Kulsum Khan on June 22, 2023

    4.1 – Studying the Different Types of Insurance Companies The previous chapter set the tone for the overall insurance industry. It spoke of the market structure, sales channels, and the risks in ..

  • Cement

    Kulsum Khan on June 12, 2023

    2.1 – Cement – An Introduction We laid down a basic foundation for sector analysis in the previous chapter. In this chapter, we will discuss the Cement industry. I have picked cement as th ..

  • Sector analysis overview

    Karthik Rangappa on June 8, 2023

    1.1 – Introduction Welcome to another Varsity Module! This module on Varsity explores sectors as an investment avenue. We all know that a well-diversified portfolio is the key to building a succ ..

  • Personal finance review (Part 2)

    Kulsum Khan on January 13, 2023

    32.1 – Investments  This is the sexiest part of the personal finance journey and one that most people focus on. The amount of time people waste fussing over XYZ stock or mutual fund always surprise ..

  • Personal finance review (Part 1)

    Kulsum Khan on January 13, 2023

    Any plan without considering your unique life circumstances will always be incomplete. In this post, I’ll highlight the important aspects that you should take care of when managing your personal fin ..

  • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis (DCF)

    Karthik Rangappa on September 8, 2022

    18.1 – Recap We started chapter 1 with an introduction to financial modeling. I did talk about how financial modeling is always taught to students in a classroom program. An attempt to explain finan ..

  • Weighted average cost of capital and Terminal Growth

    Karthik Rangappa on August 5, 2022

    17.1 – Recap As far as the theoretical concept of valuation is concerned, we are now almost at the end of it. In this chapter, we will discuss two critical points, and then in the next chapter, we w ..

  • The Straddle

    Kulsum Khan on July 30, 2022

      We recommend reading this chapter on Varsity to learn more and understand the concepts in-depth. Key takeaways from this chapter Short straddle requires you to Sell the ATM Call and Put option ..

  • No free lunch

    Kulsum Khan on July 25, 2022

    7.1 – Understanding Discounts, Family Floaters, Group Plans, Employee Insurance policies This chapter is authored by Shrehith from Ditto. Everybody likes a good discount.  Are you looking for a ..

  • Gimmick or not (Part 1)

    Kulsum Khan on July 25, 2022

    8.1 – Understanding the gimmicks of Insurance This chapter is authored by Shrehith from Ditto. Insurance is a cutthroat enterprise. Everybody is trying to outcompete each other. It’s all-o ..