Dhirendra Kumar

CEO, Value Research

CEO, Value Research

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Stories by the author

• Mutual Fund PMS vs direct mutual funds: Why the smarter option may not be the more expensive one

  
  01 Jun 2026 06:30 AM IST
• IRDAI misses to measure average sum assured per policyholder in its annual report

  
  04 May 2026 06:30 AM IST
• Free investment platforms, fintech apps: Hidden costs, aggressive upselling and conflicts of interest

  
  02 Mar 2026 06:30 AM IST
• Union Budget 2026: For investors, a boring budget is a beautiful thing

  
  01 Feb 2026 11:34 PM IST
• The returns you never earned: Why investor behaviour destroys mutual fund gains and how disciplined SIPs could have made you richer

  
  05 Jan 2026 06:30 AM IST
• Rules of sound investing are timeless; smarter infra makes execution easier

  
  15 Dec 2025 06:30 AM IST
• ULIP vs mutual fund comparison is not justified: Here’s why

  
  04 Oct 2025 09:48 AM IST
• Doing nothing often wins: Why frequent trading gives the illusion of safety, but hurts wealth

  
  01 Sep 2025 06:30 AM IST
• TCS layoffs are wake-up call for others to be ready to face disruptions, here’s how you can ace it

  
  04 Aug 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Why should all health insurance claimants face painfully stringent claims processes due to a few fraud cases?

  
  02 Jun 2025 06:30 AM IST
• The greatest stock market wisdom is having the right temperament to ride its volatility

  
  05 May 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Gold investment: Should you start investing in gold like the central banks as global financial order shifts?

  
  07 Apr 2025 06:30 AM IST
• How to make good investment decisions? Question the decisions before you act

  
  24 Mar 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Equity market on overdrive? Difficult to stay positive when markets are down, but it is investment resilience that pays returns in long-run

  
  17 Mar 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Hit hard by the stock market crash? This is a valuable lesson you need to learn

  
  10 Mar 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Passive investing is about simplicity; dont give into active fund management lurking in the garb of thematic passive funds

  
  03 Mar 2025 06:30 AM IST
• What's the best investment strategy to make money in the stock market? It's not about trading, timing the equity market

  
  24 Feb 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Chasing success but not weeding out red flags? Why successful long-term investing is not achieved without short-term consistency

  
  17 Feb 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Will taxpayers save less after moving to new tax regime?

  
  10 Feb 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Act, dont react- Instant investment moves based on news can be harmful for your portfolio

  
  03 Feb 2025 04:41 PM IST
• Investing tools, speed have changed hugely over the years but rules to make money remain same

  
  27 Jan 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Getting rich overnight is widely held fantasy: How fraudsters exploit this human weakness and often succeed

  
  20 Jan 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Are diamonds good investments? In fact, are diamonds investments?

  
  13 Jan 2025 06:30 AM IST
• Best investment strategy to grow wealth can be actually quite simple: This American janitor made a fortune using it

  
  30 Dec 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Don't be a pigeon while investing: Stock market superstitions can be counterproductive, how to avoid them

  
  09 Dec 2024 06:30 AM IST
• How to make money in current volatile stock market? Don't time it, spend more time in it

  
  02 Dec 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Charlie Munger's wisdom: These eight commandments of investing are worth more than any billion-dollar fortune

  
  18 Nov 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Worried about stock market crash? It's time to remind yourself about these basic truths

  
  11 Nov 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Wealth creation advice: Like Diwali, the stock market drop is a festival for shopping, but only stocks worth buying

  
  04 Nov 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Is your investment working for you? What Ratan Tata's legacy can teach you about wealth creation

  
  28 Oct 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Stock market appears to be high: What strategy should equity investors follow now?

  
  14 Oct 2024 06:30 AM IST
• In this heated stock market, take great care to differentiate between the ‘monkeys’ and the ‘goats’ in your portfolio

  
  07 Oct 2024 06:30 AM IST
• F&O trading is not gambling, it’s robbery: Here's why

  
  30 Sep 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Do you want your investments to make more money? Follow this simple strategy

  
  23 Sep 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Old vs new investments: Should you invest in the latest innovations in personal finance and investing?

  
  09 Sep 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Treating investment principles as inviolable laws rather than flexible guidelines will yield better results

  
  26 Aug 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Mutual funds are a better investment option than stocks from a tax point of view; know why

  
  12 Aug 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Sebi strikes finfluencers: Can Sebi diktat protect investors from dubious investment advices on YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp?

  
  08 Jul 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Trying to catch the bottom of a falling stock market is tempting for mutual fund investors, but it is often a fool’s errand

  
  17 Jun 2024 06:30 AM IST
• How to turn panic into profit: Only lesson equity investors should learn to manage stock market volatility

  
  10 Jun 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Stock market rally predictions after Lok Sabha election results create frenzy but investors must remember this key point

  
  27 May 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Strange tale of Jim Simons: Despite his investing genius, it’s of little use to investors

  
  20 May 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Crypto hype to continue but you need to ask: Can the lure of quick money control your financial decisions?

  
  13 May 2024 06:30 AM IST
• The key to investing success: Managing your psychological response to market cycles can determine your financial success

  
  06 May 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Stock market investment: Here's the biggest problem with rule-based index investing that you should know

  
  15 Apr 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Kahneman for investors: How to use behavioural economics to become better a investor

  
  08 Apr 2024 06:30 AM IST
• Investors, scamsters must remember that there are no shortcuts to wealth creation

  
  25 Mar 2024 06:30 AM IST
• 'Gold and Bitcoin are both useless asset classes': Why average investors must avoid gold, cryptocurrencies

  
  18 Mar 2024 06:30 AM IST