Ethan Walker

Ethan Walker

110 Articles

Need to Increase No. Large & Midcap Stocks by Widening Categorization? And How to Do it?

I have maintained that there is a need to relook at the way large/mid/small-cap stocks are classified. Currently,…

Making Sense of Overlap among active Smallcap Funds

There is significantly less portfolio overlap among active Smallcap Funds than among Largecap funds. One of the reasons…

Rethinking Retirement + Is Retirement is the real enemy of longevity?

Most people view “retirement” as a sharp break – working full-time one day, then suddenly doing nothing the…

Comparing the Overlaps between major indices of Nifty50, Next50, Nifty100 and Nifty500.

Let’s compare the Overlaps between major indices of Nifty50, Next50, Nifty100 and Nifty500. How to read this table?…

Quoted (Moneycontrol) – June 2025 – How to maximise Home loan interest savings with prepayments?

I was recently quoted in Moneycontrol in an article titled “Home loan dilemma: Should you prepay or invest…

FIRE can Also mean ‘Forced Into Retiring Early’ – Economic Times Wealth (23-Jun-2025)

FIRE isn’t always about choice. F.I.R.E. can also mean ‘Forced Into Retiring Early’. That’s why professionals need to…

PPF 7.1% | SCSS 8.2% | NSC 7.7% | Sukanya 8.2% | No Changes for Jul-Sep 2025

There have been No Changes in the small savings scheme for the quarter of July-September 2025. PPF interest…

Should you invest in SIF (or Specialised Investment Funds) in 2025?

As India matures as an economy, every few years, we are bound to witness various financial innovations. The…

How can a 50-Year-Old Manage His Rs 3.5 Crore Retirement Portfolio, planning to Retire at 52?|| Quoted (Economic Times)

I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (30 June – 6 July 2025) in the Q&A section,…

How much money would it take for you to feel “Rich”?

“How much money would it take for you to feel “Rich”?” I recently came across this interesting question…

Buying a new House? Here are 10 additional expenses you should be ready for!

Are you planning to buy a house? If yes then, you would have planned your investments and saving…

From “ZERO savings” to “Debt FREE house”

Here is an interesting financial journey of one of our readers who went from “zero savings” to “debt…

Not buying (or delaying) Term Insurance because of over-confidence

There are many investors who do not buy (or delay) term insurance plan, because they feel that nothing…

How NRI’s should plan their investments in India?

Are you one of the NRI’s who wants to know if you should invest your money in India…

Reduce your premiums by 20% – Zone Based Health Insurance

Do you know that your health insurance premium may depend on your city? Yes, there is something called…