Mostly vanity, occasionally the taxman

The new regime ended the old March scramble over tax-saving; the instinct behind it has merely moved up the wealth ladder

Look once a year, not daily

Your portfolio needs one careful look a year, not a daily glance at the red and green

For once, I am not telling you to ignore the news

I make a living telling you the headlines cannot help your portfolio. This time, I find I cannot look away.

Stop fussing over where to invest

When you are starting out, how much you save matters far more than which fund you choose

The slow learner

A business can improve in plain sight for years before its price admits it

Read the RBI's new rules as confessions

The RBI has just told you exactly how banks have been selling against your interest