Name something that has given 10%+ annual return (CAGR) for last 15 years and a guaranteed dividend of 2.5%. No, it's not a stock.

It's Sovereign Gold Bonds. Great product if you're looking for regular cash flow ₹ ₹ ₹.

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Due to inflation, Emergency Fund automatically loses its Purchasing Power.

So I keep adding a small amount ₹ ₹ each month. Last Friday, invested ₹4027.

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Allowing people to buy bitcoin but not withdraw to their own wallet is like allowing people to buy gold but not take it home.

Buy bitcoin and hold on the exchanges = Buy gold and keep it with the jeweller.

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2022 Returns (YTD)

🥇 Gold: +2.5%

🇮🇳 India Stock Market: -3.13%

🥈 Silver: -6%

🇨🇳 China Stock Market: -25.68%

🇺🇸 US Stock Market: -33.1%

🌏 Bitcoin: -54%

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🌏 2022 Returns (YTD)

Bitcoin: -54%

PayPal: -54%

Nvidia: -60%

Facebook: -60.58%

AMD: -61%

Netflix: -62.38%

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South Korea's Stock Index (Kospi)
2217 = 2232
2018 = 2232
2019 = 2232
2020 = 2232
Today = 2232

🇰🇷 In USD terms, KOSPI is actually at the same level as it was in 1989.

In short, South Korea's stock market has given NEGATIVE real returns in the last 33 years.

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In last 3 years, Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index has actually outperformed Nifty 50 & Nifty Next 50 Index.

Not just that, Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index has outperformed all Large Cap Equity Mutual & Index funds (except 1 Quant fund)

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SIP Data Out

Aug = ₹12,693 crore
September = ₹12,976 crore

SIP inflow at record high. 5th continuous month of SIP above ₹12k crore.

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TCS Q2 Results are out.

• Revenue up 15.4% YoY.

• Profit up 8.41% YoY.

• Operating margin down 1.6% YoY.

• Order book stands at $8.1 billion.

• Attrition rate (people leaving company) continues to rise, at 21.5%.

• Dividend declared ₹8.

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🍔 Today I Learned:

If you hold shares of Restaurant Brands Asia (RBA) you get a 50% discount coupon on 2 Burger King's collection burgers.

2 King Collection Burger costs ₹400. Shareholders get it for ₹200.

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Intel's (INTC) stock price crashes to 1998 levels.

So, the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer gave no return for the last 24 years.

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Kuvera releases platform stats (linked here - click) every week & it confirms human behaviour hardly changes.

Good: People continue to buy Nifty Index Funds. Dump stupid arbitrage & other scam high fee mutual funds.

Bad: Just because US markets are down people are selling US index funds. These people mostly bought at Nasdaq highs. Buy high, sell low.

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Titan (TITAN) now entering saree business 👀

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How to buy things?

Step 1: You decide to buy X today & check the price.
Step 2: ~ You wait for 3 days ~
Step 3: You re-decide if you 'really' need to buy X.
Step 4: Buy X.

You will see, you're saving so much ₹ ₹ ₹ each month; as 90% of the time you yourself will stop at step 3 - literally without any pressure. Try it.

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Longest-maturity UK government bond (debt fund) has crashed worse than bitcoin over the past year.

So, if you are holding UK Govt Bond that comes with sovereign guarantee & backed by both UK's central bank & UK's Govt - you have lost MORE money than holding bitcoin.

Don't forget, as per bankers - Govt Bonds are 'risk-free' investment and bitcoin is 'extremely risky' investment.

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Sovereign Gold Bond (SGBAUG28V) was issued at ₹5334 (with 2.5% fixed yearly interest).

Currently, the bond is trading at ₹4903 + 2.5% yearly of issue price.

So technically people buying now will get 2.72% interest yearly on their purchase price.

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Many don't know this yet,

Bajaj Holdings owns 39.16% of Bajaj Finserv.
Bajaj Finserv owns 52.49% of Bajaj Finance.

In short, BAJAJHLDNG owns BAJAJFINSV owns BAJFINANCE.

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Wipro Q2 Results are out.

• Revenue up 14.6% YoY.

• Profit down 9.27% YoY.

• Operating margin for IT segment up 0.16% sequentially.

• Order book up 24% YoY.

• Attrition rate (people leaving company) dips for 3rd consecutive quarter. Now at 23%.

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HCL Tech Q2 Results are out.

• Revenue up 19.5% YoY.

• Profit up 7.1% YoY.

• Total contract value (TCV) for the quarter at $2.38 billion.

• Attrition rate (people leaving company) remains steady (near its highest) at 23.8%.

• Dividend declared ₹10.

• In an unexpected move, HCL Tech raised its revenue growth guidance for FY23 from 12-14% to 13.5-14.5%.

• But they reduced EBITA margin guidance from 18-20% to 18-19%.

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BREAKING: Royal Mint site down for multiple European users.

Britain's oldest company and the official maker of UK bullion coins - Royal Mint's e-commerce website is down due to 'unprecedented demand' for gold & silver.

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