Investing Insights

Mayank Bhatnagar

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Mayank is a co-founder at FinEdge and his experience of more than 20 years in the banking and financial services industry has been instrumental towards building the FinEdge platform.

He has held key positions across the Retail and Wholesale Banking verticals at Standard Chartered Bank, driving growth in segments managed by him.

Mayank is a post graduate in Marketing and Finance and has completed his Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University.

He has a keen interest in technology and likes to keep himself updated with the latest in the tech world.

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How to Start SIP Investment: A Beginner-Friendly Guide for Long-Term Growth

If you're wondering how to start SIP investment, you're not alone. SIPs, or Systematic Investment Plans, have become one of the most popular tools for long-term wealth creation in India. They’re simple, disciplined, and powerful - especially for those earning monthly incomes and looking to grow their savings through mutual funds. This guide explains how SIPs work, how to get started (both online and offline), and why they are trusted by millions of investors for goal-based financial planning.

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Home Purchase Planning: Home Loan Checklist

Buying a home is both an emotional and financial milestone. Without a plan, it can quickly become a burden. A structured home purchase strategy lets you balance affordability with smart investing and debt management, helping you own your dream home without compromising your future goals.

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The Impact of Inflation on Your Financial Future & Investment Strategy

Inflation may seem like a background number in the news, but its impact on your financial future is anything but minor. From education to retirement, rising costs can silently derail your most important goals, unless your investment strategy is built to outpace it.

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Financial Planning for Single Women: Strategies for Long-Term Security

In today's world, not everyone prefers to get married and start a family. Some individuals, men as well as women, choose to stay single. They like to have a fulfilling career, focus on their passion like travel and go solo about it. In this article, we will understand how single women can do their financial planning and create long-term security for themselves.

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Understanding Debt and Equity Funds: Key Differences and Benefits

Investors can choose from different types of mutual funds depending on factors like investment time horizon, return expectation, lock-in period, taxation, risk involved, etc. You can look at equity funds for growth and debt funds for stability. In this article, we will understand what are equity funds and debt funds, the difference between equity and debt mutual funds, and things to consider before choosing these funds.

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ETFs Versus Index Funds: What Are the Differences, and Which One Should You Choose?

In the last few years, there has been a rise in passive investing due to factors like diversification, low costs, wide availability and choice of passive funds, ease of investing, etc. When it comes to passive investing, there are two ways of doing it. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and index funds. In this article, we will understand what are ETFs and index funds, the differences, and which one you should choose.

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Financial Planning: Basic Things to Get in Place Before You Start Your Financial Planning Journey

Comprehensive financial planning is the gateway to achieving your financial goals and achieving financial freedom. However, before starting the financial planning process, you must get certain basic things in place. In this article, we will understand these basic things to get in place before you embark on your financial planning journey.

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Fund Houses Are Launching NFOs: Are They Different From IPOs? Should Investors Invest in NFOs?

When stock markets are near or at all-time highs, along with IPOs from companies, you see a rush of NFOs from mutual fund houses. In May 2024, the HDFC Manufacturing Fund NFO raised a huge Rs. 9,563 crores.

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10 Investing Mistakes That You Should Avoid

Financial planning is a lifelong journey that starts from the moment you start earning. In this long journey, investors may make some mistakes. However, we should all learn from our investing mistakes to ensure our financial planning journey proceeds smoothly. In this article, we will discuss 10 investing mistakes that you should avoid.

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8 Wealth Creation Lessons to Accelerate Your Financial Planning Journey

Everybody desires to create wealth to fulfill their financial goals. The financial planning journey to fulfilling goals is a long-term journey spanning years or decades. During this long journey, wealth creation lessons can act as a guiding force and accelerate the journey.

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5 Behavioural Biases That Influence Our Investment Decisions

Human behaviour takes shape over a period of time based on various factors. Some of these include what we see, read, watch, and learn from people in our lives, television, social media, etc.

Best Ways for NRIs to Invest in Indian Equities

India is an oasis of growth in a desert. India has a huge NRI population, with millions of them living in various developed and developing countries across the world. While these NRIs stay and earn income in various countries, they face the challenge of limited investment opportunities in most developed countries.