Vinod Pottayil's Blog: Investjunction

The one surprising fact about money is that we are all busy earning it but most of us hardly spare a fraction of the same time to manage it. Take a few seconds and think about it…. Whether it is investing in the right instruments, reviewing them, or documenting them, you’ll agree that you should be […]

The 2017 edition of my book is now available online and in book stores across India. If you’re purchasing through Amazon, please make sure you buy the 2017 edition as some stockists still have the 2012 edition which is showing up in the search results. For some reason, the 2012 edition shows up first on […]

It’s been proved again and again that mutual funds are a superior way of investing for investors. But every time you look at the numbers, you feel things could be so much better. In April 2017, the total investments in mutual funds crossed Rs. 19 lakh crores (Source: Business Line). This is much lower than investments […]

The recent RBI notification on June 22, 2017, is a much-needed reminder to banks. As almost anyone who has a bank account would have noticed, bank statements/passbooks are not the easiest documents to understand. So many of the entries are made up of random numbers and codes that is just impossible to figure out who […]

The Advantage Woman Savings Account is a savings account by ICICI Bank for women. I recently received a communication from the bank regarding some enhancements they made to the scheme. What caught my eye was their new #FundYourOwnWorth initiative which aims to “create a platform to recognise remarkable women”. Along with this, they were also enhancing their Advantage […]

For the past many months, I’ve come to rely on Ola and Uber cabs for my commute within the city.  As all of you must have experienced, in the course of a long commute, we invariably end up talking with the cab drivers. You could talk to them about almost anything under the sun. All […]

Have been planning to do this for a long time; finally took a step towards it. Since the last few days, I’ve started answering questions related to investing on Quora. There are plenty of questions and getting my first “upvote” immediately on answering a questions felt good. In fact, answered a couple more questions buoyed […]