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Your retirement number: how to estimate it
Retirement planning starts with one figure: the corpus your expenses may need. How to estimate it step by step, and which assumptions move it most.
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ExplainerInvesting Basics
Nominal vs real return: the number that actually matters
A return matters for what it can buy. How to turn a nominal return into a real, after-inflation return — and why tax belongs in the picture too.
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ExplainerInvesting Basics
The Rule of 72, explained in one minute
Divide 72 by a growth rate to estimate how many years it takes to double. A handy shortcut for returns, inflation, costs and debt.
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ArticleInvesting Basics
Inflation: the quiet tax on idle money
Inflation never sends a bill. It simply lowers what each rupee can buy, year after year. Here is how to measure its effect and plan around it.
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