How much emergency fund you actually need by salary bracket, the 3-bucket parking strategy (savings + liquid MF + sweep-in FD), when to use it, and the 4 traps that kill emergency funds.
The 50/30/20 rule explained for Indian salaries — exact rupee splits at ₹30K, ₹50K, ₹1L, ₹2L take-home, the 5 mistakes that kill the plan, and a 30-day starter playbook.
Asset allocation by age for Indian investors — 100-age and 120-age rules, suggested equity/debt/gold/cash splits, glide path to retirement, rebalancing rules.
Stop-loss and target price frameworks — % based, ATR based, support levels, R-multiples. Position sizing math, GTT orders, common mistakes to avoid.
Indian market crash history (8 events in 25 years), playbook by drawdown level (-10%, -20%, -35%), 5 mistakes that lock in losses, cash deployment math.
Five legitimate reasons to sell a stock and three traps to avoid. Pre-sale checklist, warning signs to watch, partial selling tactics, tax-aware timing.
Anchoring, recency, loss aversion, confirmation, sunk cost, herd, overconfidence — the 7 biases that destroy retail returns, with Indian market examples.
Complete 2026 trading holiday calendar for NSE and BSE. All 14+ holidays, Muhurat trading session timing, MCX commodity hours, GIFT Nifty schedule.
NSE vs BSE compared — listed companies, F&O market share, fees, dual listings, liquidity, Sensex vs Nifty. Practical decision guide for retail investors.
Buyback tax overhaul from October 2024 — shareholders now pay slab-rate tax on entire buyback proceeds. Original cost becomes capital loss. Real examples + 30% slab math.
Dividend investing in India explained — top sectors and yields, yield-trap detection, post-2020 tax change, building a 10-stock dividend portfolio.
Step-by-step guide to investing in US stocks from India in 2026 — LRS $250K limit, 20% TCS, INDmoney/Vested/Groww routes, dividend tax, capital gains rules.