The FinvestR Blog
Plain-English articles on Indian mutual funds, SIPs, tax-saving, retirement planning and reading your own portfolio. Written by the FinvestR research desk and our founder.
More from the blog
Top mutual fund rankings: July 2026
Our July 2026 category-wise mutual fund rankings, with 1Y, 3Y, 5Y, Sharpe 3Y and a final score for every top-5 fund. Methodology on the page.
Your portfolio is alive. Your agent is too.
What 'alive' actually means for a mutual fund portfolio, the daily signals we ship, and why on-device CAS parsing matters.
ELSS vs PPF: Which 80C option is better for you?
A plain-English comparison of the two most common 80C choices, with the lock-in, return, and risk trade-offs laid out side by side.
How much do you actually need to retire in India?
A practical breakdown of the math behind a retirement corpus, from expenses to inflation to the SIP that gets you there.