6 Oct 2026 · 4 minNew
The Points You Do Not Own
Investors spend hours defending their reward points but ignore the cost that quietly shrinks their savings every year
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Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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E1260 · 6 Oct 2026 · 4 minNew
Only 7% of life insurance payouts are death claims
IRDAI's own consultation paper shows surrender payouts are five times larger than death claims. This industry is not selling protection. It is selling an exit.
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E1259 · 2 Oct 2026 · 10 min
Why No Two Multi-Asset Funds Are Alike
Dhirendra Kumar explains why two funds in the same category can be two very different products, and the one document that tells them apart.
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E1258 · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Buying the fund house
Judging listed fund houses by the metric that matters most
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E1257 · 29 Sep 2026 · 2 min
Retirement's biggest risk is an empty afternoon
You spent 35 years learning not to react. Then you retire with time, a corpus and a phone, and the habit that built the money starts working against it.
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E1256 · 25 Sep 2026 · 12 min
3 Rules for a Small-Cap SIP
Dhirendra Kumar sets three entry conditions for small caps, and says all of them are compulsory.
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E1255 · 21 Sep 2026 · 4 min
The three-year wait
A four-test method for judging funds still finding their feet
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E1254 · 21 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Who really pays for India? It's not who you think
Why the '2-3 per cent pay all the tax' argument gets the maths wrong
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E1253 · 21 Sep 2026 · 5 min
A Rs 10 fund may look cheap. It isn't: NAV illusion decoded
Why the NAV of a mutual fund doesn't indicate its price and what you should actually pay attention to
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E1252 · 21 Sep 2026 · 5 min
The Premium My Father Sold
A shortage explains why a premium can exist, but the crowd's behaviour explains why it reaches 80 per cent in just a few days
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E1251 · 18 Sep 2026 · 13 min
The first SIP at 40: what 20 years can still build
A late start is common in India. Dhirendra Kumar explains where the money should go from here.
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E1250 · 13 Sep 2026 · 5 min
What you don't see is what you get
A president's crypto fortune and a broken wallet expose what the small saver is not able to see
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E1249 · 13 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Why everyone having the same tools helps no one
The real differentiator between investors was never the technology
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E1248 · 11 Sep 2026 · 14 min
Aggressive Hybrid VS Balanced Advantage Funds
In one, you take the call on equity. In the other, you entrust it to the fund manager.
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E1247 · 8 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Trust and jargon are dangerous for investors
Retired bankers fell for this fund. Here is why you might too.
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E1246 · 8 Sep 2026 · 5 min
The average hides the saver
A record monthly total can keep rising even as the smallest savers, the ones it was meant to celebrate, give up and walk away
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E1245 · 4 Sep 2026 · 10 min
How Much Is Too Much in One Fund?
You rarely notice one fund has taken over until it stops doing well.
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E1244 · 30 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Growth that goes nowhere
Why every growing company isn't making its shareholders richer
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E1243 · 28 Aug 2026 · 13 min
Thirty Funds to Six. A Two-Year Exit Plan.
Most people never start the clean-up because they are sure it begins with a tax bill. It doesn't. Find out.
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E1242 · 25 Aug 2026 · 4 min
A fall is not a loss
A red number on your screen is not a loss. You make it permanent only by acting on it.
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E1240 · 21 Aug 2026 · 8 min
Your SGB Is Maturing. The Money Needs a Plan.
When your Sovereign Gold Bond matures, the money lands whether you plan for it or not. This episode covers what to do with it.
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E1241 · 21 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Silent partners
Indian retirement planning has claims on it that never make it into the spreadsheet
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E1237 · 14 Aug 2026 · 16 min
Building Financial Freedom, Decade by Decade
Dhirendra Kumar walks through every decade, from your first salary to your last.
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E1236 · 12 Aug 2026 · 5 min
The easy half will be done
The regulator has named both halves of the cure for insurance mis-selling. Only the easier half is likely to happen.
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E1235 · 7 Aug 2026 · 10 min
Why Your Best Fund Suddenly Looks Average
Before you switch out of it, there is one thing you must understand.
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E1234 · 6 Aug 2026 · 4 min
The motorcycle and the Ferrari
Spending is not the opposite of saving. The mistake is spending out of step with where you are in life.
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E1233 · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min
The question you didn't ask
Why the best investors check lists, not just conviction
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E1232 · 31 Jul 2026 · 4 min
The question you didn't ask
Why the best investors check lists, not just conviction
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E1231 · 31 Jul 2026 · 10 min
REITs Pay Regularly. Is It All Income?
Dhirendra Kumar breaks down what's actually inside your REIT payout.
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E1230 · 27 Jul 2026 · 4 min
Protect your goals from yourself
When everything sits in one pool, every goal is available for the next tempting idea
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