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  • LendenClub Review: Peer to Peer Lending in India

    LendenClub Review: Peer to Peer Lending in India

    When my father asked me if I am familiar with peer to peer lending or investing, I told him I have 3 years of experience in investing in P2P platforms already. In China and in the USA the peer to peer lending is fairly popular. In India it is a new concept, I do not…


  • Shopping Malls Won’t Go Out Of Business

    Shopping Malls Won’t Go Out Of Business

    I am sure US shopping malls are not something that is growing in the USA. People are increasingly buying everything online and convenience is the biggest factor among all other reasons. But, today I went to a nearby mall. And just so that you know today is 21st December. It is a very cold day…


  • How To Save Taxes on Commute Expenses?

    How To Save Taxes on Commute Expenses?

    I am going to tell you how you can save taxes on the dollars you already spend on commute expenses. To be specific in any mass transit or parking. So, if you are hoping that I can give you any tip to save money on gas, try gas buddy or buy gas from a wholesale…


  • What Are The Risks Of Value Investing In India?

    What Are The Risks Of Value Investing In India?

    I have mentioned before that I opened my first brokerage account in 2008, right after I got my first full-time job. And I had no idea about value investing or any other sort of investing. The first stock I wanted to buy was DLF, it was around 800 rs and Unitech, which is almost nonexistent…


  • How To Buy Dividend Stocks In India?

    How To Buy Dividend Stocks In India?

    In the year 2008, I opened my first Demat account and I purchased some stocks. How I selected my stocks? You should never select stocks like how I did. I searched on google which stocks to buy and I stumbled upon one blog. That blog suggested a few stocks. I purchased 10 of each stock.…


  • How To Get Involved In The Stock Market?

    How To Get Involved In The Stock Market?

    When I went to Australia in 2011, I noticed one thing the bank interest rate was really low. And after Australia when I came to the USA I noticed my checking and savings account offered exactly 0% APR. I did not understand about inflation back in 2012. But I wanted to make more than 0%…


  • How To Invest In Oil With Little Money?

    How To Invest In Oil With Little Money?

    In 2015 the oil price dropped. The way it went down, analysts started predicting $10 a barrel. In 2008 I learned a very valuable lesson, analysts are mostly wrong. So, I learned to ignore them. And in 2015, ignoring them paid off. Yes I did Invest In Oil and made money. In USA production of…


  • How To Invest Dividend Income?

    How To Invest Dividend Income?

    If my previous posts on this blog did not make it clear already, then allow me to state the obvious – I am investing in various stocks and real estate investment vehicles to generate dividend income. And I have a goal too. Next year I want to generate enough dividend income to cover my utility…


  • What’s The Best Dividend Investment Strategy?

    What’s The Best Dividend Investment Strategy?

    I have been working on creating a passive income source. And I think, dividends from stocks are a great passive income source. You get paid literally while you sleep. Sorry, that was not true. But you get my point. You buy stocks of great businesses. And you wait. Every quarter you get your share of…


  • How Robinhood Pay Dividends?

    How Robinhood Pay Dividends?

    I have been using Robinhood for almost 4 years now if not more. I own around 9 names in my portfolio. All of them pay a dividend. Now to be clear, Robinhood is a listed company now, it does not pay any dividends. But the stocks we buy and hold do pay dividends. You buy…