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FinEdge is India's leading tech enabled investment management company and manages over 1400 crores of goal-based investments for its 20,000 clients spread across 1700 cities in the country.

Our team combines deep financial planning experience with behavioral insights to help investors make smart, goal-aligned decisions.

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How Much Money Do You Really Need for Retirement in India?

Retirement goals aren’t guesses. Learn how to calculate your exact corpus and plan for every future need, from healthcare to legacy.

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How SIP and Step-Up SIP Calculators Help You Plan Better

Starting a SIP is easy. But knowing how much to invest, for how long, and whether you should increase it annually? That’s where most investors struggle. This is where a SIP calculator, and even better, a step-up SIP calculator, can guide you. These tools aren’t just digital widgets; they bring structure and clarity to your financial journey, ensuring your SIPs are aligned to real-world goals.

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Is Early Retirement Really Feasible?

FIRE isn’t just a dream, but it takes serious math. Discover what it really takes to retire at 45 in India.

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How to Use SIPs to Build Long-Term Wealth with Discipline and Consistency

Creating long-term wealth isn’t about chasing market highs , it’s about staying consistent, investing regularly, and letting time and discipline do the work. This is where SIPs (Systematic Investment Plans) come in. If you're wondering how to use SIPs for long-term wealth, this article walks you through the power of consistency, compounding, and how even small investments can lead to significant outcomes.

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5 Tips to use Mutual Funds for your Financial Goals

All of us have Financial Goals. Some may be aspirational, such as buying a new card or upgrading our home. Others may be uncompromisable – such as a child’s education, or building up a nest egg before we finally hang up our work boots. Regardless of the kind of goals at hand, they all require advance planning and structured, disciplined saving in order to reach fruition.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Occasionally Review Your Portfolio

Enamoured by AMFI’s impactful “Mutual Funds Sahi Hai” campaign, new investors flocked to Mutual Funds in droves between 2015 and 2018. As first timers, many of these investors are unaware about the importance of regularly having their portfolios reviewed by a professional Financial Advisor.

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Chasing Returns vs. Wealth Creation

Creating Wealth from your investments is all about return maximization, right? Wrong! It may surprise you to know that your pernicious little habit of always trying to maximize portfolio returns may in fact be what is impeding your ability to generate long-term wealth. Here’s are four reasons why.

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Should you invest into NFO’s (New Fund Offers)?

AMFI's ad campaign boosts mutual fund interest, but investors must cautiously assess NFOs amidst SEBI's re-categorization.

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How to Make Your SIP Investments Work for You

Fuelled by AMFI’s impactful “Mutual Funds Sahi Hai” campaign, Mutual Fund SIP’s have witnessed massive traction over the past few years. In fact, monthly SIP flows of the industry has had a giant leap in the past few years to almost Rs. 14,000 crores. If you’re a Mutual Fund SIP investor, here are four ways to make them work for you.

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Indian Fathers Prioritize Daughters' Education Over Early Marriage as Per FinEdge Study

At 30, the highest priority goal for fathers is to buy a home (26%), with only 6% of them actively planning for their children's futures at this stage. Only 1 in 5 respondents prioritize their retirement over their child's education; proclivity for retirement planning is slightly more pronounced in the south zone

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Maintaining Your Financial Health With a Financial Advisor

Financial health is essential to an individual’s well-being and stability. Unfortunately, many people lack the knowledge and skills to properly manage their finances. This is where a financial advisor can help. A financial advisor is a professional who provides financial advice and services to clients. They are knowledgeable in the areas of budgeting, investments, taxes, retirement planning, and estate planning. An advisor can help you develop a plan to manage your money and reach your financial goals.

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Financial Planner vs Financial Advisor: What's the Difference?

Financial planning is a crucial part of a person’s overall financial health. People often use the terms “financial planner” and “financial advisor” interchangeably, but they are not the same. Although they both help people manage their finances, they offer different services and specialize in different areas of financial planning.