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How term life insurance works in India: what it pays, exclusions, sum assured and tenure, medical underwriting, nominees, and how a claim is filed.
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How loan interest works in India: fixed vs floating, repo-linked rates, flat vs reducing balance, EMI maths, APR and the Key Fact Statement.
· 7 min read
How a loan EMI is calculated in India, why early EMIs are mostly interest, and how tenure and rate change what you repay.
· 4 min read
How the Public Provident Fund works in India: tenure, yearly limit, interest, withdrawals, tax treatment and who it suits.
· 5 min read
How to read a mutual fund factsheet in India: NAV, TER, portfolio, riskometer, exit load and what the numbers do not tell you.
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What loan prepayment and foreclosure mean in India, how extra payments change interest, typical charges, and what to check in your sanction letter.
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How a recurring deposit works in India, how interest is applied, how RDs differ from FDs and SIPs, and what to check on tenure, TDS and premature closure.
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Compare health insurance in India on the terms that decide payouts: room rent limits, co-payment, waiting periods, sub-limits and network hospitals.
· 8 min read
How savings accounts and fixed deposits differ on interest, liquidity, premature withdrawal, tax and DICGC deposit insurance, with a worked example and when to use each.
· 7 min read
How CTC differs from take-home salary in India: typical deductions, why in-hand is lower, and how to budget from the amount that actually arrives.
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How direct and regular mutual fund plans differ, why expense ratios compound, how to check which plan you hold, and what a regular plan’s commission pays for.
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What waiting periods and exclusions mean in Indian health insurance, including PED waiting, initial waiting and claim-time surprises.
· 4 min read
How nomination on Indian bank accounts works, what a nominee can do, how it differs from a will, and how to add or change a nominee.
· 5 min read
How to read an RBI monetary policy statement: repo rate, stance, CPI target, what changes in EMIs and deposits, and how to ignore noise around the announcement.
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How to read Form 16 in India: Part A and Part B, TDS, exemptions, and how to match it with Form 26AS before filing.
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How to read Form 26AS and AIS in India: TDS credits, reported transactions, mismatches, and the checks to make before you file your income tax return.
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How to read India's CPI inflation release from MoSPI, what headline inflation means for your budget, and what the numbers do not decide.
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Turn vague money wishes into dated rupee amounts, with Indian examples for EMIs, school fees, festivals, emergency savings and retirement.
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What asset allocation means for beginners in India, how it differs from diversification, and how time horizon shapes the mix.
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How DICGC deposit insurance works in India: the ₹5 lakh limit, what is covered, what is not, and how accounts are counted across branches.
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What diversification means for beginners: spreading risk across assets, issuers and time, why similar funds do not diversify, and what diversification cannot do.
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A beginner's guide to income tax in India: heads of income, old vs new regime, slab calculation with examples, TDS, AIS, advance tax, ITR filing and GST basics.
· 8 min read
Twelve common money mistakes in India, from skipping an emergency fund to paying only the credit card minimum, and practical ways to avoid each one.
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How to size an emergency fund for your household in India, why three to six months is only a starting point, and where to keep the money safely.
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How credit scores work in India: the four credit bureaus, what affects your score, free annual reports, common myths and how to dispute errors.
· 7 min read
How inflation is measured in India, the difference between nominal and real returns, the effect of tax, and how time horizon shapes your savings.
· 5 min read
A practical, step-by-step guide to building a monthly budget in India, with a worked example, sinking funds for annual expenses and the limits of popular budgeting rules.
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How to read an Indian bank statement: value date vs transaction date, codes like NEFT, IMPS, NACH and POS, and what to do about unknown debits.
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A beginner's guide to mutual funds and SIPs in India: NAV, fund categories, direct vs regular plans, costs, risks, rupee cost averaging and tax.
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