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Save for your retirement with National Pension System (NPS)

Invest in the National Pension Scheme (NPS) on Coin. NPS is a brilliant option for saving for your retirement as it forces you to invest in a diversified portfolio of equities and debt by default. It’s also one of the cheapest investment options out there and tax-efficient.

India's largest broker trusted by 1.3+ crore investors.
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12 Mar 2024
 

Why Contribution Profit is a Big Deal?

Let’s say you want to put up a lemonade stand at a college fest. The rent for this stand is 10,000. The cost of making a lemonade with lemon, syrup, soda, and ice is 25. You plan to sell it for 50 per glass. How many lemonades should you sell to make profits or break […]

Content, Zerodha Varsity
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16 Feb 2024
 

Financephobic: Why Zerodha messed up by hiring me

I think I’m financephobic. I abhor finance. Maybe not the field itself, just how it feels. I know financial decisions are important. I still find them revolting. The problem is that I’ve somehow gotten myself a job at Zerodha. India’s largest stockbroker. And I have no idea what I’m doing. In this series, I’ll try fixing my financial life and share what I learn with you.

Senior writer at Zerodha
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16 Feb 2024
 

Know your fund manager: Rajeev Thakkar of PPFAS Mutual Fund

How well do you know the fund managers you invest with? Beyond the statistics and performance charts lies a deeper understanding that can help you make informed decisions: their core investment philosophies and personal beliefs. This is the heart of our Know Your Fund Manager series, where we delve into the minds of the individuals […]

Personal Finance, Varsity
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12 Feb 2024
 

Invest in Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) on Kite

Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) are issued by the Government of India to raise money for green projects to reduce carbon emissions. You can now invest in SGrBs on Zerodha Kite.

India's largest broker trusted by 1.3+ crore investors.
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01 Feb 2024
 

Zerodha Varsity in 2023

2023 has been a phenomenal year for Varsity. We kickstarted many new initiatives with a long-term vision of simplifying markets. Here’s an update on Varsity in 2023.

Head of educational initiatives at Zerodha.
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23 Jan 2024
 

How to plan your finances with Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)

Succession planning is a crucial aspect for any family. There is a plethora of examples around us where proper succession planning wasn’t in place and it complicated and messed up matters. But what if there was a structured framework that not only aids in succession planning but also brings along significant tax benefits? This is […]

India's leading tax platform
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24 Dec 2023
 

How to make sure your term insurance application doesn’t get rejected

It’s that time of the year again. Everyone is scampering to invest in ELSS mutual fund schemes, NPS products, and insurance policies just to reduce their taxable income. And while buying investment products may be rather straightforward, insurance policies are anything but straightforward. Even if you’ve decided on a policy and made payment, it could […]

Co-founder at Finshots and Ditto insurance.
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19 Dec 2023
 

How to forecast the economy? Economic Indicators could help

What are Economic Indicators? A basket of factors that help forecast how an economy will perform in the future. Economic forecasting is used by Businesses to plan investments and operations and estimate performance Investors to adjust portfolio allocations and expected returns Govt and regulators to make policies for the public, businesses, and investors Consumers to […]

Content, Zerodha Varsity
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17 Nov 2023
 

Introducing Zerodha Fund House

One of the biggest problems for the Indian markets is the shallow participation. We have about 8 crore demat account holders and 4 crore unique mutual fund investors. If you consider the duplication between both, the total number of investors is maybe about 9-10 crores. If India has to grow, our markets have to expand. […]

India's largest broker trusted by 1.3+ crore investors.
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30 Oct 2023
 

Are you mixing insurance and investments? Here’s what you need to know

Keanu Reeves, a Canadian actor and the lead actor in the movie ‘The Matrix,’ was once asked in an interview, “What do you think happens when we die?” His response touched everyone emotionally for a moment – he said, “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.” Now, imagine if that person […]

Personal Finance, Varsity
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26 Oct 2023
 

Hope is not a strategy

A few years ago, I came across a microcap real estate stock. It got ownership of hundreds of acres of land parcels in multiple cities as part of a PSU restructuring. The plan was to develop residential and commercial buildings on these land parcels. Given the value of the land it owned, the stock looked […]

Content, Zerodha Varsity
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11 Oct 2023
 

Stock market scams and how to avoid them – How the elderly are scammed?

Remember Yes Bank’s AT1 bonds that were written off when the RBI forced a reorganization of the bank in 2020? Many elderly people lost their retirement savings in AT1s. AT1 bonds are pseudo-equity bonds. They pay higher coupons than regular bonds or FDs. However, when a bank suffers losses, AT1 bonds are the first ones […]

Content, Zerodha Varsity
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07 Oct 2023
 

Invest in government bonds and sovereign gold bonds on Kite

An ideal portfolio should have a mix of multiple asset classes like equity, debt, and gold. Diversification helps you reduce risk and behave better. Everybody knows how to get equity exposure, either through stocks or equity mutual funds. But when it comes to debt, most people don’t know all the available options. If you want […]

India's largest broker trusted by 1.3+ crore investors.
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12 Sep 2023
 

Decoding the SEBI consultation paper on regulating financial influencers

Financial influencers or finfluencers have become incredibly popular in the last 4–5 years. While there are a lot of amazing people who teach people about trading and investing, there are many who sell greed and set the wrong expectations. SEBI recently came up with a consultation paper on regulating finfluencers. In this video, Nithin, Abid […]

India's largest broker trusted by 1.3+ crore investors.
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07 Sep 2023
 

A quick guide to cash management for startups 

A recurring theme about financial crises is that people keep learning the same old lessons. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) highlighted the lessons of proper cash management. To recap, Silicon Valley Bank was a favorite among startups due to its focus on providing banking for them. As venture funding exploded after the pandemic, […]

Financial analyst and researcher at Zerodha
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22 Apr 2023
 

Introducing Varsity Junior

While continuing to build Varsity to educate traders and investors, we decided to experiment with the idea of educating children on basic concepts of Finance. As the country’s largest broker, we felt it was not just enough to educate adults and help them become financially literate but also to educate young Indians to embrace financial […]

Head of educational initiatives at Zerodha.
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13 Jan 2023
 

What did we learn?

Happy Christmas and a new year in advance, everyone. What a rollercoaster this year has been for the markets. Given the war in Ukraine and the dramatic spike in inflation and interest rates, there’s been carnage in the growthy and most speculative segments of the markets. In the words of every sell analyst, the term […]

Financial analyst and researcher at Zerodha
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23 Dec 2022