Manoj Arora's Blog

 Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.Read on...From shells to gold, from papyrus bills of exchange to central banks, and from the invention of the telegraph to the creation of Bitcoin, Lyn Alden walks the reader through the emergence

[Last Update: 28-Oct-2025]PMS attracts big investors, but are they really beneficial over say, the evergreen mutual funds? PMS has its own takers but let us wade through the positives and negatives of both PMS and Mutual Funds.A/ IntroductionMany Indian investors, after achieving a decent corpus, are often lured by Portfolio Management Services (PMS) with promises of “exclusive strategies”, “

While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space.Read on...The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications.Author Saifedean Ammous takes

The more we understand a subject, the simpler our approach gets. And as I breeze through a lot of content on personal finance, most of which is about investing and earning money, I was often tempted to the fact that so less has been talked about saving money. I now know why. Because I had to write a book on it.BackgroundEvery great journey begins with a single step. For financial freedom, that

Success is not doing thousands of things really well. Success is doing a very few things really well - thousands of times.It is your habits and consistency that will yield compounding results in your life. Read on...In 'The Compound Effect', Darren Hardy reveals the core principles that drive success and presents a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most

Success is not doing thousands of things really well. Success is doing a very few things really well - thousands of times.It is your habits and consistency that will yield compounding results in your life. Read on...In 'The Compound Effect', Darren Hardy reveals the core principles that drive success and presents a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most

 Charlie Munger was the long-serving vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.This book brings together his investing thoughts beyond his famous statement "I have nothing to add."Read on...Munger propounds the 'Multiple Mental Models' approach to decision making. This collection of 'Big Ideas from Big Disciplines' contains an iconoclastic checklist for decision-making.The book is written in an

When you buy a health insurance policy, you might assume that you are covered from day one. But that’s not always true. Insurance companies apply a waiting period, and it is important that you understand the types of waiting periods.BackgroundWhen you buy a health insurance policy, you might assume that you are covered from day one. But that’s not always true.Insurance companies apply a

 Building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn.So, what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts?Read on...Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection

 Building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn.So, what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts?Read on...Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection