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Zero Real Returns : Seemingly Zero Logic, Definitely Very Real
In one of my earlier articles, Retirement Investing - I : The Accumulation Phase, I mentioned that the amount an individual requires for...
Akshay Nayak
May 1, 20245 min read


Retirement Investing - II : Managing Withdrawals Post Retirement
In last week's post, I delved into the framework for the accumulation phase of our retirement goal. It was shown that assuming zero real...
Akshay Nayak
Apr 24, 20246 min read


Retirement Investing - I : The Accumulation Phase
An overriding notion when it comes to investing for retirement is that the major reason why most people do not end up creating a corpus...
Akshay Nayak
Apr 17, 20245 min read


The Entrepreneurial Challenge - III : Helping Entrepreneurs Slash Their Tax Bills
Entrepreneurs inherently have to deal with a greater tax liability compared to most other individuals. This is largely down to the fact...
Akshay Nayak
Apr 7, 20243 min read


The Entrepreneurial Challenge - II : Building Tax Efficient Portfolios
In my previous post The Entrepreneurial Challenge - I : Setting Financial Foundations, I had spoken at length about the intricacies and...
Akshay Nayak
Mar 31, 20244 min read


The Entrepreneurial Challenge - I : Setting Financial Foundations
When we talk about someone investing and managing their money, the predominant image that tends to cross our mind an employee having a...
Akshay Nayak
Mar 24, 20245 min read


Keep Calm And Trust
Within the exercise of estate planning the most popular and widely used tool to give effect to all our estate planning endeavours is a...
Akshay Nayak
Mar 17, 20245 min read


Complexity Sells, Simplicity Works
One thing that is common with most financial planners today when they work with their clients today is the level of complexity that has...
Akshay Nayak
Mar 10, 20244 min read


Solving The Advisory Conundrum
When we seek advice of any kind on our financial matters, there are two predominant terms that occupy the lion's share of our mindspace....
Akshay Nayak
Mar 3, 20246 min read


FIRE Dissected : Financial Independence Vs Retiring Early
A major financial aspiration which is quickly catching on and evolving into a trend among youngsters across the world is FIRE...
Akshay Nayak
Feb 25, 20244 min read


Advisors And India's Evolving Retirement Challenge
The exercise of retirement planning is undergoing significant evolution around the world. Retirement has gone from being defined as a...
Akshay Nayak
Feb 18, 20245 min read


Know This Before Going Active
It is now widely known that there are broadly two major approaches when it comes to investing in mutual funds. These being investing in...
Akshay Nayak
Feb 11, 20244 min read


Diligence Pays Dividends
Today, most of us use a wide variety of financial products. Right from traditional bank accounts, to stocks, mutual funds insurance...
Akshay Nayak
Feb 4, 20245 min read


Handling 80C Stars Going Forward
Tax saving investments that offer deductions under Section 80C of the Indian Income Tax Act 1961 have always been a favourite amongst...
Akshay Nayak
Jan 28, 20243 min read


Cryptocurrencies Decrypted
The latest instrument which is in vogue in the financial markets at the moment is cryptocurrency. A cryptocurrency is a global digital...
Akshay Nayak
Jan 21, 20245 min read


The Glossary Of A Will
Today, most of us know what a will is and what it does. We also understand its significance and the central role that it plays in the...
Akshay Nayak
Jan 14, 20245 min read


It Creeps, And Can Kill
When coming up with an inflation estimate to link to our spending needs most of us usually lean towards a figure that is in and around...
Akshay Nayak
Jan 7, 20244 min read


Understanding Target Maturity Debt Funds
Within the universe of debt mutual funds there are a variety of options available to investors. The nature and behaviour of each category...
Akshay Nayak
Dec 31, 20234 min read


What's The Score?
Within the exercise of planning our finances, one area that is almost always not given due attention is that of not knowing and keeping...
Akshay Nayak
Dec 24, 20234 min read


It's A Family Affair
All of us do everything we can to create enough wealth for all our needs over a period of time. And today, more and more of us are...
Akshay Nayak
Dec 17, 20236 min read
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