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    GME, WSB, and Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

    Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware of GME and how Melvin Capital got short-squeezed out of their positions. Some might or might not agree that it involved deep pockets, and the retailers were only the catalyst. But fact remains, this is unprecedented. To understand...
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    [Update] App for tracking investments

    Earlier thread: One, Two, Three I am finally here with what I think will be the first version of the app. You can view some screenshots here. The current features that are supported are: Purely client side app. The app does not require you to login, and does not send any data to private...
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    A brief timeline of Yes Bank's saga

    Mid 2017: RBI forced Yes Bank to disclose that nonperforming loans were $630 million more than the $113 million reported in the company’s audited accounts for the year ended in March 2016. The divergence widened to almost $1 billion a year later. June 12, 2018 : Yes Bank's shareholders approve...
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    Why do financial statements for quarter ended 30.6.2019 have columns for year ended 31.03.2019 and 30.6.2018

    https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/b99dc47e-6bf0-4a12-b7e3-fca63d2a22fa.pdf Shouldn't the results for quarter ended 30.6.2019 be the same as year ended 30.6.2019 - the financial stmt is a snapshot of what's happening within the companies books? He's also listed the previous...
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    NPS - Is it a good choice? (If liquidity is not an issue)

    Hi All, As I have seen in this forum, there is very strong opinions about NPS on both sides. Most of the concerns about this product is related to the liquidity & annuity part. I am trying to understand is there any specific use cases where this product can be viable (Possibly better) than the...
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    Motilal S&P 500 Index Fund: 1 month on WITH DATA

    tl;dr sharing a spreadsheet I made comparing returns of Motilal Oswal S&P500 index fund and S&P500 total returns index since the fund's launch. A recent post on this sub comparing the returns of S&P500 total returns index and Motilal Oswal S&P500 index fund got some traction. The numbers looked...
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    GST Collection Sets Historical Record, Exceeds Rs 1.87 Lakh Crores in April-2023: PM Modi Expresses Joy

    The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for April-2023 has set a new historical record in India, exceeding Rs 1.87 lakh crore. This is an increase of 12% compared to the same period last year when the GST collection was Rs 1,67,540 crore. The Finance Ministry reports that CGST collection is...
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    Fi Money/Jupiter just for tracking expenses. Will it work or I’ll have to pay something/ have issues?

    Basically I’m on iOS and there’s no automated expense tracking from SMS like walnut/axio on android Doing it manually is tough and I tried it for a month and eventually stopped tracking my expenses itself. I’ve just started college and I want to maintain this habit Now I’ve come across Fi and...
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    What's a personal finance tip or hack that should be common knowledge but isn't?

    I'll start: when leaving a company, and if you were enrolled into its group health insurance (paying user; free ones don't apply), you can talk to the insurer and convert/merge it into an individual policy to take advantage of the PED years accrued there. Here's a bit more information on ET.
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    Zerodha has moved to PIN, TOTP based 2fa for login!

    More detailed post here: https://zerodha.com/z-connect/zerodha/bulletin-latest-at-zerodha/an-all-new-login-flow-for-kite
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    Behavioural lessons learned over 30 years of investing

    These are some important lessons I have learnt over 30 years of investing from a young age . These are my experiences , so I cannot really post hard data or do analysis . They have become part and parcel of what I think Get rid of all membership programs , frequent flyer miles, restaurant...
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    RBI is piloting an eRupee. Here's a fun read about how this plays into the banking system

    First published this on my newsletter Boring Money. Do visit the original link and subscribe if you like read this! I write about finance in India in a way that's fun and enjoyable but doesn't dumb down the subject matter. Finance can be fun! https://boringmoney.substack.com/p/rbi-cbdc-erupee...
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    Returns: LIC vs Gold vs Nifty

    Recently my father's LIC Money back policy policy matured and he received a return of around 126000 INR, although he considered this a success even after investing an amount 6560 every year for 20 years, I was skeptical around the return. So I decided to compare that with returns of other...
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    How unrealistic is expecting 1% per day gain in serious active intraday trading ?

    Total noob here, and I must confess also totally blinded by monetary needs. A little background first. Currently working in one of those shiitty soul-sucking 9-5 jobs for a pay of measly 15k a month, while watching people doing less than me getting twice as much, just makes me wanna give up...
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    Offering assistance for Income Tax Return filing for A.Y 2023-24

    Hello everyone, If anyone wants to get their ITR (Income Tax Return) filed for A.Y 2023-24 for non-audit cases (ITR 1, 2, 3, 4, and TDS return), I'm here to assist you at a reasonable price. We can help each other out. Currently, I'm going through a difficult phase in my life dealing with...
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    SEBI's Analysis of Profit and Loss of Individual Traders in F&O

    From https://www.sebi.gov.in/reports-and-statistics/research/jan-2023/study-analysis-of-profit-and-loss-of-individual-traders-dealing-in-equity-fando-segment_67525.html Losers 9 out of 10 individual traders in equity F&O segment incurred losses. 90% of the active traders incurred average...
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    The Indian government restricted FDI in media so BBC bypasses it by creating a new Indian entity fully owned by Indians. A fun read

    Original Source: https://boringmoney.in/p/bbc-creates-a-new-entity If you like what you read, please visit the original link to subscribe and receive future posts in your inbox. -- A thing that governments do sometimes is restrict the amount of investment foreign companies can make in certain...
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    Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance jio for 5.7B $

    https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/breaking-facebook-invests-5-7-billion-in-reliance-jio-5174861.html
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    Our markets are much more resilient by design compared to US - Thoughts

    Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware of GME and how Melvin Capital got short-squeezed out of their positions. More details on the pinned post by mod : I am now appreciating how well designed our markets are. We are following some of the best design practices from long...
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    A [you know who]'s foreign funds + Jindal Poly Films' lawsuit

    https://boringmoney.in/p/-funds-jindal-poly-mystery TLDR: A news leak from Reuters says that SEBI has found the foreign funds that invested in A guilty of non-disclosure. These funds want to settle with SEBI, which *may* be the end of the matter. However, this will not answer the all-important...
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