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			<title>Knowledge is key in investing</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/51872/knowledge-is-key-in-investing/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:33:06 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/51872_20221212-vro_prahlad__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Knowledge is key in investing&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;The investing journey of Prahlad is inspiring and proves that knowledge and being consistent are vital in achieving financial success</description>
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			<title>Debashree's journey to financial freedom</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/45812/debashree-s-journey-to-financial-freedom/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/45812_20221205-debashree__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Debashree&#039;s journey to financial freedom&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;At 32, she has been able to put all her learnings into action. Here&#039;s what a regular investor can learn from her</description>
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			<title>A perfect balance</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/32590_20221128-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Read how Value Research was of immense help to a DIY investor&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;R K Agrawal&#039;s inspiring story tells us how he has been building his old-age corpus, while providing for his parents at the same time</description>
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			<title>'I have learnt to ignore the market and stick to my plan'</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/48147/i-have-learnt-to-ignore-the-market-and-stick-to-my-plan/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:13:25 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/48147_ignore-the-market__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&#039;I have learnt to ignore the market and stick to my plan&#039;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Having learnt to sail through volatile times, Hardit Singh Thind, has come a long way</description>
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			<title>Conquering the investment turf</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/34102/conquering-the-investment-turf/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/34102_20221114-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Conquering the investment turf&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Be it battlefield or the world of investments, Vinod Aggarwal, a retired Army officer, has learnt how to beat the odds and turn out victorious</description>
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			<title>The self-made investor</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/34559/the-self-made-investor/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/34559_20221107-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The self-made investor&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Here is a letter from a reader that traces how he matured as an investor and what he learned during the course</description>
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			<title>The mutual fund influencer</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/46408_20221031-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The mutual fund influencer&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Here is how Shailesh Bansal learned about the market, overcame his fears by taking one step at a time and eventually convinced his father to invest in equities</description>
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			<title>Not necessary to act on all latest investing fads</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/50731/not-necessary-to-act-on-all-latest-investing-fads/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:21:20 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/50731_20221025-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Not necessary to act on all latest investing fads&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;This is one of Ayyappan Ramachandran&#039;s valued investing lessons. Here&#039;s his investment journey and what else he has learnt.</description>
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			<title>Life begins at 60</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/29937_20221017-howididit__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Life begins at 60&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Narender Kumar shares how choosing mutual funds over FDs helped him accumulate enough savings to now lead a comfortable life as a retiree</description>
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			<title>Calm and steady wins the race</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/30158_20221010-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Calm and steady wins the race&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Basab Ghosh doesn&#039;t panic and shuffle his funds because of short-term slippage in their returns. That has helped him accumulate a healthy retirement kitty</description>
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			<title>Investing from Swiss-desh</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/46597/investing-from-swiss-desh/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/46597_20221003-investing-from-swiss-desh__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Investing from Swiss-desh&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Harsh Beria studies in Switzerland and manages his mutual fund and stock portfolios in India from there. Here is his investing journey so far</description>
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			<title>Self-study is the best study</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/32551/self-study-is-the-best-study/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/32551_20220926-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Self-study is the best study&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;H L Chopra&#039;s investment journey is a mix of hits and misses. But his interest in personal finance has stood him in good stead.</description>
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			<title>Determination can always take you through</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/46385/determination-can-always-take-you-through/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/46385_20220919_determination-can-always-take-you-through__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Determination can always take you through&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Ambika N Menon proves the same.</description>
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			<title>Be disciplined and get rich</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/35365/be-disciplined-and-get-rich/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/35365_20220912-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Be disciplined and get rich&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Vijay Athlye&#039;s story inspires us to get over our setbacks and take the right lessons from them</description>
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			<title>Late bird catches worm as well</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/30212/late-bird-catches-worm-as-well/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/30212_20220905-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Late bird catches worm as well&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;How Captain Shrivastava earned decent returns on his investments despite starting late with investing</description>
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			<title>Savings, SIPs, and stocks</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/47832/savings-sips-and-stocks/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/47832_20220829-savings-sips-and-stocks__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Savings, SIPs, and stocks&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Thane-based Rakesh Punia&#039;s investment journey is bound to inspire you to save and invest more to reach your goals</description>
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			<title>The importance of investor education</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/49536/the-importance-of-investor-education/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/49536_20210719-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The importance of investor education&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Mumbai-based Suraj Jayaprakash&#039;s investment journey will motivate you to believe in the power of savings and compounding</description>
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			<title>The homemaker investor</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/35023/the-homemaker-investor/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/35023_20180118_howididit__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The homemaker investor&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Bithi Patnaik&#039;s story is one of exploitation and mis-selling by banks, yet she chose not to lose hope and became an informed investor</description>
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			<title>Keeping it simple</title>
			<link>https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/32273/keeping-it-simple/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/32273_20211220-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Keeping it simple&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;M C Sudarsan has built wealth through mutual funds not by making some extraordinary investment but by investing regularly over the long-term</description>
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			<title>Never say die</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.valueresearchonline.com/content-assets/images/32502_20210830-how-i-did-it__w320__h240__.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Never say die&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;Ravi Swaminathan&#039;s stock-market experience is, unfortunately, forgettable. However, being armed with useful lessons now, he understands the principles of wealth creation</description>
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