Quite a few of our members start by thinking that Scripbox is meant “only for beginners”, but as they get a better understanding of how our service works, they recognize that Scripbox does in an automated manner, what they would do on their own - minus the effort.

Why lawyers should start investing early. If you start at a high package, you actually get a headstart on investing.

You can’t control price inflation but you can control lifestyle inflation.

Equity is like your career, you can’t judge where you will be in 20 years based on just the first year of your job.

Investing is not just about investing to grow your money, it’s also to grow your ability to make money.

What if we told you that when the interest rates went up, your 1 lakh FD became less valuable by almost Rs. 1000?

Q: My debt funds seem to have crashed. I understand some RBI policy could have impacted. But please explain it. Scripbox: Debt funds are fixed income instruments like Bank FDs. However, the difference is that while on an FD you earn regular and predefined interest every quarter, in debt funds your return comes from an increase in the value of the fund over time.

Yes, you read that right! A crore of rupees and that too by ‘saving.’ Everyone will tell you that you can’t save a crore – you must make it by doing some sort of business. Or, as several commenters, on our twitter stream and blog believe – by wrongful means. The disbelief is not unreasonable. After all, only a mere 0.3% or one third of one percent of Indians – can lay claim to having more than 60 lakhs in total assets (and not in financial assets but a mix of real estate, gold and financial assets).

I tried many things, and then a few years ago, I discovered Scripbox.

I’ve worked with startups since 2011 and here are a few things I learned along the way.

Equity funds invest the pooled investor money into shares of various companies. The gains or losses arising from the rise or drop in prices of these shares in the stock market decide the performance of the Mutual Fund.

For most young men and women starting out on your first job, the common goals most finance guys talk about - retirement, children’s education etc are only a vague thought too far away to worry about. To you, I propose a simpler challenge: Save Up One Lakh Rupees.