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Jul 23 4 tweets 1 min read
The new capital gains tax method is beneficial only if your property price increased by >10% p.a. in last 14 yrs.

As per RBI's Housing Price Index, only 2 of 8 major cities saw this growth.

Lakhs of homebuyers were stuck with delayed projects in this period. Unfair for them! Image Source: RBI Data Image
Apr 9 10 tweets 3 min read
Mutual Fund Sahi Hai!✅

Par kaunsa sahi hai?🤔

Scientific way of analysing 2,000+ equity mutual fund schemes to hold for long-term. [A thread…🧵👇] [1] Past Returns?

Absolutely, not. We analysed data from the past 10 years.

Mutual funds that get the maximum return in 3 years hardly even remain in the top 100 performers in the subsequent years.

Then how do we analyse mutual funds? These 5 parameters on👇
Jan 22 11 tweets 3 min read
I used to agree with arguments like: "Why a temple/statue, and not a school/factory?"

But I dug deeper to find that the Ayodhya Ram Temple🚩 will generate at least ₹4,00,000 Crores every year🤯

Here's how India🇮🇳 stands to benefit from the Ram Mandir [A thread🧵👇] Image [1] At least 1 Lakh tourists daily

UP govt is expecting at least 1 Lakh tourists everyday and 2 Cr tourists within next 6 months.

Jefferies estimates that Ayodhya will see 5-10 Cr tourists each yr

But a lot of infra work is needed. Here's what the CG and UP Govt are doing👇 Image
Dec 28, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
Insurance regulator IRDAI’s Annual Report 2022-23 was released yesterday. It has some great insights about:
🔸Cases of mis-selling reported
🔸Insurance sector's growth etc

Some extremely interesting insights. A thread🧵👇

Do re-tweet to educate more investors Image [1] Premium growth across the world

Premiums de-grew/grew at abysmally low rates (YoY) across the world due to macro concerns and inflation

India grew 8.2% in life and 6% in non-life insurance

India is the 10th largest insurance market and is projected to get to 6th by 2032 Image
Sep 27, 2023 12 tweets 2 min read
Dream 11's ₹40,000 Cr GST tax demand is the biggest in the history of GST🔻

On what grounds is the tax department doing it?

Is the government to be blamed?🤔

I spoke to experts working closely with the GST dept and gaming companies on this.

A thread on the entire matter🧵👇 [1] Year 2021: GST Department speaks to the industry

Say, if the users pool-in ₹100 and the gaming company distributes ₹95 as winnings, ₹5 is the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR).

Gaming companies used to pay GST at 18% on ₹5 [18% of ₹5 is GST of ₹0.9].

Contd👇
Aug 17, 2023 12 tweets 3 min read
Raamdeo Agarwal came from a middle-class family but his stock-picking abilities made his net-worth soar to ₹6,840 Crores

MOFSL (his investment firm) recently released a 27th wealth creation report on how they select stocks. [A thread...] 🧵👇 Image [1] Consistents & Volatiles

To study companies, MOFSL's 27th Annual Wealth Creation categorized companies into two:

A. Consistents and
B. Volatiles

Consistents need to pass 3 tests based on their Profits After Tax (PAT). What are these three tests?🤔Read on👇
Jul 21, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
Reliance Industries Demerger will impact taxation of its 36,39,396 shareholders 🤯

You need to understand how this affects you as a shareholder🤔

Have come up with hand-written notes in a way that even a 5-year-old can understand

A thread🧵👇 Image [1] What is Demerger?

👉It's transfer of a business undertaking from one company (co) to another co where shareholders remain same

👉Reason? Separate board, investors etc

👉Why not sell the business?🤔Selling a co for cash involves taxation but demerger is tax free Image
Jun 15, 2023 11 tweets 3 min read
My Dad invested ₹2 Lakhs in Eicher Motors in 2003-04📈

Had he held those shares, it would've been worth ₹6 Crores (300x)🤯

Since we are talking about timing even 'Mutual Fund' investments😅

Here's what you lose by trying to time the market🧵👇 Image [1] Practical Problems With Timing The Market

🔸Dad spotted multi-baggers like Eicher, Tasty Bite, Deepak Nitrite

🔸But he tried playing between support/resistance

🔸He sold Eicher at 20% profit when it hit resistance but the stock shot up after that. He never bought it again.
Jun 12, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
🚨 Urja Global's share went up by 44% in last two sessions📈

🤔Reason: It entered in to an agreement to manufacture batteries for TESLA POWER USA

📢People are confusing this with Elon Musk's Tesla. But it is not twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 👉Tesla Power USA is rather a subsidiary of Indian company Tesla Power India Pvt. Ltd

👉This company is Gurugram based and is owned by Khurana family
May 31, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
A team of 125 people were recently caught in Haryana scamming people worth ₹100 Crores+🤯

These criminals defrauded over 28,000 people from 35 states & UTs across the country📉🔻

I read a lot about how they scam so that you don't fall prey! A thread🧵👇 [1] How did they defraud people?

🔸UPI Scams
🔸Fake Listings on OLX
🔸Work from home opportunities - ₹30,000 per month
🔸Sextortion - Post video calls

Let us understand how they scammed people using UPI and OLX
May 29, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
Jadeja was once called, “A player of bits and pieces.”

Never write off yourself!

Life goes from 0 to 100 very quickly! Keep working hard!

#IPL2023Finals #Jadeja #CSK Dhoni started his international career in 2004 with 0(1) against Bangladesh

If Dhoni ends his career now, he’ll end the same way he started, 0(1)

Oh, but what a beautiful career between these two innings :)

#Dhoni #MSDhoni #CSK
May 26, 2023 17 tweets 6 min read
Virat Kohli made ₹240 Cr in 2021 from endorsements alone🤯

This is the amount at which an entire IPL team's rights were bought in 2008😲

BCCI is going to make ₹50,000 Cr+ just from IPL during 2023-2027📈

What makes IPL one of world's biggest sporting league? 🤔A thread🧵👇 Image Main players in the IPL Business Model Ecosystem

🔸BCCI: The organisers of IPL;
🔸Team Owners: Companies or rich people like SRK;
🔸Broadcasters: Viacom18, Star Network;
🔸Sponsors like Title sponsors etc.

Revenue streams for these players👇 Image
May 10, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
Medical Insurance in India is rising at 14% p.a.📈

In 2020, when my grandfather got admitted to the hospital after Covid, the bill was a whopping ₹20,00,000

In 2025, this will cost ₹40,00,000🤯

Here's more on why you should buy insurance today🧵👇 [1] Lower Premiums For Life

👉Age is not just a number🔞

👉Insurance purchased in the early 20s are much more affordable than for people in 30s and 40s

👉This is because in the 20s you would be in the pink of your health and most probably you won't make claims Image
May 9, 2023 15 tweets 3 min read
After 8 years of hardwork, I finally treated myself with an iPhone

6 ways on how you can buy it to within ₹50,000 (without exchange)🧵👇 Image [1] Wait for the right sale

Big Billion Day Sale is there but many times, e-comm players come with special offers on specific phones.

Flipkart was running a sale on iPhone 13. It was priced at ₹57,999. On other platforms (Croma), it is priced at ₹62,999.

Saved: ₹5,000 Image
May 4, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
Adani Enterprises Ltd. reported 183% jump in Profit After Tax (PAT)📈

However, the Auditors have issued a qualified opinion🤯

To know:
🔸What is a qualified opinion?🤔
🔸What are the qualifications/objections?
🔸Who is the auditor?

Read on👇 twitter.com/i/web/status/1… [1] What is a Qualified opinion?

A qualified opinion means that based on auditor's findings

the financials of company are fairly presented, except for a specified issue.

This means that a particular issue is material in auditor's view but co. didn't consider in its financials. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Apr 18, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
You MIGHT get this WRONG! Even I did 😅

Choosing a life insurance plan for ₹1-1.5 Cr, but till what cover age?

Until you're 60 or 80?🤔

A Thread 🧵👇 [1] What did I do?

2 years back when I was choosing a term plan, I fell for the second option

In fact, I chose the option which has 85 years of coverage

You might do it too. But it might not be an ideal choice

Here's why👇
Apr 16, 2023 17 tweets 6 min read
From struggling to buy milk for his son to having a net worth of ₹650 Cr+🤯

Vijay Kedia has become one of India's most successful investors

Let's learn about his exceptional stock-picking skills and the secrets to his success.

A thread🧵👇 Image [1] Early life

🔸Born in Kolkata in 1959 into a Marwari family

🔸Graduated in commerce from Calcutta Univ

🔸In 2016 he recd. Honorary Doctorate for Excellence in Mgmt

🔸Joined the family stockbroking business at 19 after his father's death but started pursuing trading as well Image
Apr 12, 2023 16 tweets 3 min read
Warren Buffett has asked his trustees to put 90% of his wealth in S&P500 Index Fund after his death🤯

Here's everything about Index Funds. A thread 🧵👇 [1] What is an Index❓

An index measures a subset of the stock market,

that helps investors compare the market performance over a time period

Nifty - Top 50 listed stocks by market cap in India
Sensex - Top 30 listed stocks by market cap in India
Apr 11, 2023 10 tweets 4 min read
🚨20,00,000 complaints have been lodged with Cyber Crime dept in last one year🔻

People are losing LAKHS and CRORES

I've done a lot of research on frauds so that you don't lose money👍

A thread on 5 very common online scams🧵👇 Read so that you don't fall prey Image [1] Work From Home Jobs

🔸YouTube likes with a high daily income of ₹3,000-5,000 per day

🔸Registration via WA, Telegram & fake websites

🔸Promises & pays commission initially to win trust

🔸Ask to deposit XYZ amount to continue

🔸Blocks withdrawal after large deposits Image
Apr 10, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
New tax regime becomes the default tax regime

Not telling your employer about the choice of regime might lead to higher TDS outflow🔻and low salary being credited📉

But the choice is very confusing. Don't worry, I've got you covered😌

A thread of hand-written case studies🧵👇 Case A: Income is ₹7.5 Lakhs

-> Where you don't pay any rent or home loan EMIs
-> For people like me who stay in their parents' house Image
Apr 5, 2023 22 tweets 6 min read
Even if you know about Mutual Funds,

It is difficult to choose the category

Here is all about Mutual Funds and its categories 👇 1/ What is a Mutual Fund❓

A Mutual Fund (MF) collects money from investors sharing a common objective

An MF can invest in:
👉 Equity Instruments
👉Debt Instruments (Bonds of companies)
👉Government Securities
👉Treasury Bills etc.

Or even in a mix of these instruments