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FinEdge is India's leading tech enabled investment management company and manages over 1400 crores of goal-based investments for its 20,000 clients spread across 1700 cities in the country.

Our team combines deep financial planning experience with behavioral insights to help investors make smart, goal-aligned decisions.

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In your 30s? Here’s how you should approach money management

Your 30s are a crucial time for investment planning, balancing wealth creation with growing responsibilities. Avoid reckless trading, overly conservative investments, and unnecessary life insurance. Instead, focus on long-term mutual fund SIPs, step up contributions annually, and use a SIP calculator to align investments with your financial goals.

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How financial planning can make you a better parent

High-quality financial planning not only secures your future but also helps you become a better parent by enabling a well-balanced lifestyle, covering risks with adequate insurance, and achieving financial goals like your child's education. Additionally, it reduces financial stress, ensuring you're mentally present and fostering a supportive environment for your family, while a strong retirement plan alleviates dependence on your children, benefiting future generations.

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Three personal finance lessons you wish you learned in school!

Most of us learned about algebra and the water cycle in school—but not how to budget, invest, or grow our wealth. Here are three personal finance lessons you probably wish you were taught early, and how learning them now can still change your life.

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How Financial Advice is helpful in Investment Planning

With the widespread proliferation of FinTech based DIY (Do it Yourself) investment planning platforms, the role of a financial advisor has taken a backseat in the minds of some people. While the convenience and ease of transactions that these DIY financial advice platforms provide cannot be disputed, the ultimate efficacy of financial advice is the end outcome – which is, does it enable you to achieve your financial goals or not? And anecdotal evidence suggests that platforms that remove the financial advisor from the investment planning process are usually found wanting when it comes to this litmus test.

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What are the main objectives of Financial Planning?

Financial planning is more than just choosing investments—it helps you manage your budget, track your financial health, and make informed money decisions. A well-structured plan reinforces good investment behavior and keeps you on track to achieve your financial goals, ensuring long-term financial security.

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How can you make the best use of a SIP Calculator?

If you’re new to Mutual Fund investing, the first question that you’ll ask is whether you should invest a lump sum or start a SIP (Systematic Investment Plan). If you decide on a latter, a Mutual Fund SIP Calculator can be extremely helpful. However, a lot of investors who are new to SIP investments tend to remain confused about how to use a SIP calculator to arrive at an investment plan that is optimally suited for their financial goals. Part of this confusion about the SIP calculator stems from the fact that many investors end up confused about how SIP returns are calculated in the first place!

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What Are Child Education Plans and How Do They Work?

When planning for your child’s education, traditional child plans like ULIPs and endowment policies often fall short due to high costs and lower returns. A smarter approach is to combine aggressive mutual fund SIPs with a term insurance plan for goal protection. Consulting a financial advisor can help create a more effective and customized child education plan.

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The 5 things all great Advisors expect from their Clients

While much has been said about the traits of great Financial Advisors, the fact remains that the Client-Advisor relationship is a deeply symbiotic one, whose long-term success is contingent upon the attitudes and actions of both parties involved. Here are the five things that your Financial Advisor expects from you to ensure that your investing experience a great one.

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Five Traits of Smart Investors

It goes without saying that the COVID 19 crisis has tested the mettle of investors like never before. From the heady highs of February to the dark depths of March, and to the sharp recovery that has followed since, market movements of 2020 have been truly unprecedented. However, smart investors continue to remain relatively unscathed through all this madness, while the less smart ones have seen their portfolios getting pulverized. Do you want to be a smart investor too? Start off by cultivating these five traits that characterize them.

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Five Mutual Fund categories worth considering right now

Navigating the post-COVID investment landscape can be challenging, but choosing the right mutual fund categories can help you balance risk and returns. From low-risk Arbitrage Funds to high-growth Small-Cap Funds, this guide explores five fund categories suited to different risk appetites, helping you make informed investment decisions.

NIFTY soars past 10,000 – here are 5 mistakes to avoid

Cheering the Government’s move to “unlock” the economy after more than two harrowing months, the stock markets rallied strongly, taking the bellwether NIFTY index past the psychologically important 10,000 mark yesterday. As an investor, here are five mistakes you should guard your portfolio against.

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The Importance of Portfolio Reviews

It can be said that the hallmark of great Financial Advisors is the efficiency and efficacy of their Portfolio Review process. We live in a dynamic era, in which reality is evolving on an almost continuous basis. In such a scenario where today’s reality may be markedly different from yesterdays, the convenient “SIP it, shut it, forget it” philosophy may not hold its ground too well. It becomes critical to revisit your investment portfolio at least once a year, or if high-impact economic events take place, to make sure everything is still in sync. Here are five key objectives that conflict-free Financial Advisors aim to achieve during a periodic Portfolio Review.