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The virtues of youthful stupidity

You are better off doing dumb things when you are younger and have less money to lose than when you are older and have more at stake.

Financial analyst and researcher at Zerodha
5
12 Oct 2024
 

Does investing early matter?

Remember that story of the chessboard and rice? A wise man presented a chessboard to a king, asking for one grain of rice on the first square, two grains on the second, four on the third, and so on, doubling the grains on each subsequent square. The king, thinking it was a modest request, agreed. […]

Personal Finance, Varsity
0
11 Jul 2024
 

FY 23-24: I trade from my mother’s demat account. Should I pay taxes?

I have a salary income. I incurred capital gains because I sold some mutual fund units in FY 23-24. I trade once in a while (not a regular trader). I have neither gains nor losses from my trading activity. What ITR form should I use? Individuals with salary and capital gains income are required to […]

Content, Quicko
9
07 Jun 2024
 

Financephobic #2: To live is to gamble

You’re always gambling. You make decisions you can’t understand for a future you can’t predict. There’s no getting around this. And if you’re already gambling, might as well learn how to do it well.

Senior writer at Zerodha
10
03 May 2024
 

How to survive a bear market? 

The financial media tells me that the US Federal Reserve and the RBI will soon raise interest rates because inflation is out of control. If inflation is hot, interest rates rise, and the Fed stops printing money, liquidity will dry up, and the markets will apparently crash between 50-80%. According to the “experts”, the target […]

Financial analyst and researcher at Zerodha
24
14 Feb 2022
 

Start investing in mutual funds @ Zerodha

Traders and Investors, our mutual fund platform coin.zerodha.com is now live. Continuing with our tradition of innovation, there are many firsts. Easy execution Search any fund. Analyze historical performance. Click on Buy for lump sum or one time investment, and SIP (systematic investment plan) if you intend to invest small amounts of money at fixed interval automatically. […]

Founder & CEO @ Zerodha
927
23 Feb 2016
 

Zerodha going Zero brokerage

Traders & Investors, Yes, you read it right! All investments at Zerodha will now be absolutely brokerage free starting 1st Dec 2015. No upfront fees, no minimum volume, no special terms and conditions, no clauses, no strings attached. Right from the conception of our name, the plan was to get here, it has taken us […]

Founder & CEO @ Zerodha
461
30 Nov 2015