The day even HDFC said no to gold

The PM appealed against gold on Sunday. Customs duty rose 15 per cent today. By evening, HDFC withdrew its Gold and Silver NFO. Here is what to do about your portfolio.

The three-year wait

A four-test method for judging funds still finding their feet

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

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

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

Growth that goes nowhere

Why every growing company isn't making its shareholders richer