Latest in Premium
See all
How the Mutual Fund Total Expense Ratio (TER) works
A deep dive into the nuances of mutual fund expense ratios. We discuss the hidden costs of owning a mutual fund, explore various trends, and how costs can ...
Recent Posts
General
[Newsletter] FPIs buy in May, Market Overview and 5 Good Reads
Nifty 50 continues its march ahead towards its ATH mark with yet another weekly positive close. Gold and Silver also ended strong while crude corrected by ...
General
Podcast: How arbitrage funds might have systemic risk on a tax-rule change
"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck", goes the saying. Arbitrage mutual funds are actually taxed ...
Commentary
Certainty is absurd
Disclaimer: This post is a question without an answer. It is also not about investing. In the winter of 1799, George Washington, the first President of the ...
General
[Newsletter] Market Overview, Nikkei breaks out & 5 Good Reads
Nifty 50 is up 14% over the year and like most of the rallies, this is a rally of disbelief as well. Crude is now around $76 a barrel which is a cool 35% lower ...
General
[Newsletter] Market Overview, Capitalmind Portfolios & The Striding Man
Nifty 50 had a flat-ish week as it lost 1% to close at 18203. With the recent announcement on withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes, there maybe some volatility in the ...
Concepts & Tutorials
The Curious Case of Assets That Live Too Long
This post explores the tricky world of accounting, and highlights how some businesses manipulate the “useful life” of their assets to inflate profits in ...
CM Strategy
The Ebb and Flow of Momentum and Low Vol - May '23 Update
The 2nd 2023 quarterly rebalance of the CM Low Vol portfolio went out to Capitalmind Premium and CM Low Vol smallcase subscribers yesterday. This post covers a ...
General
[Newsletter] Sell in May & Go Away, 5 Good Reads and a Quiz!
It was was rather flat week except for Silver which fell ~4%. Crude has cooled off nicely since its spike from Russia-Ukraine war and the impact is also ...
Deepak's Memos
Wealth Letter May 2023: Much more to go, much more to do
April showed us early signs of happiness in stocks, with markets cheering the RBI not increasing interest rates and in general better earnings. Surge ...
General
[Newsletter]: GST collection breaks record, Market Overview & More
USDINR and Nifty 50 are both going strong but today, they are where they were last week. Gold is super strong and it inched up another 2%. Crude is weak this ...