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Index Fund, SIP &
NIFTY 50 Research

Clear investing questions, investigated with historical data. Each story follows the evidence from the opening question to its limits.

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Fund comparisons / 7 min read

Best NIFTY 50 Index Fund? Historical Returns Compared

Compare historical returns, loss frequency and head-to-head results across NIFTY 50 index fund NAV series.

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Pick the question closest to yours. The cards show the kind of comparison each story makes before you open it.

SIP & risk / 5 min read

Can SIP Lose Money? Historical Returns by Holding Period

You invest every month and keep going. Can you still end up with less than you put in? Let's look at the numbers.

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Fund comparisons / 5 min read

Are Index Funds Better Than Active Funds? Historical SIP Returns

Nine active funds, three market segments and the same starting dates. Let's see where the historical leaders changed.

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Strategy research / 5 min read

Can Valuation-Based Investing Improve NIFTY 50 SIP Returns?

What changes when a monthly investing rule responds to valuation? Follow the two buckets, the test and its limitations.

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Strategy research / 4 min read

Best Arbitrage Fund? Returns Compared by Holding Period

The one-year leader was not the long-term leader. Follow a common-start comparison of 12 Direct Growth arbitrage funds.

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Start here / 5 min read

Rolling Returns vs CAGR vs XIRR: Compare Fund Returns

One return number never tells the whole story. Learn to compare dates, outcomes and consistency with a small worked example.

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Historical research for learning. Results describe the periods tested and do not predict future returns.