We try to quantify moats in this week's episode.

Episode Notes: 

We are continuing our discussion around moats from the previous episode. In this episode, we are discussing how to read a financial statement.   There are 3 types of financial statements- Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement   We are discussing what are the most important parameters that you should look at when investing from the financial statements.  

Resources Mentioned: 

William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDIj9JBTC8 

Investopedia: Search for Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow 

The site to look at financial statements: https://stockrow.com/AAPL/financials/income/annual

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Episode Notes:

Today we are talking about getting started with investing. We are hoping to share some actionable items, will discuss how Atit and I got started, our personal stories, and failures.

We both believe in value investing. So these will be long term ideas. This episode won’t be for you if you want to do intraday investments.

Strategies:

The portfolio’s Discussed:

Resources Mentioned:

Website: Investopedia

Books: One Up on Wall Street, Bogleheads Guide to Investing

Blog: Safal Niveshak

Podcast: Robinhood Snacks, The Motley Fool

Apps: Stash, Vanguard, Robinhood, Wealthfront, Betterment, Zerodha

Hosts:

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In conversation with Jinesh Mehta, a home-owner in the US, understanding the intricacies of buying a house in the USA as an immigrant.  We are discussing parameters such as bills, utilities, school-ranking which most new buyers gloss over when purchasing a house. 

Additionally, discussing factors to consider even before you plan on purchasing a new home in the US. 

Jinesh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehtajinesh/

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Today we talk about:

- How to build passive income

- How long it would take you to make substantial revenue from passive income sources

- Why passive income source is important especially today

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Episode Notes: Today we will be covering a very important, if not the most important, topic in investing -  Compounding. Compounding as a concept is applicable to everything.  The most important variable is time. You need to start early to truly harvest the full potential of compounding, especially if you’re an investor!  

Resources Mentioned: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

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Today we talk about:

- Why you should automate your finances

- How to automate your finances

- Tools, books, and recommendations for automation

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Tapan recently got tested positive for Coronavirus. 

In this episode, he shares his experience fighting the virus, hospital system in Mumbai, and the importance of having Mediclaim. 

Read his story here: http://tapandesai.com/coronavirus-story

We talk about money because your friends and family won't.

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Episode Notes: We are talking about budgeting. We are discussing why budgeting is important and how should your budget?   One of the most common strategies for budgeting is the 50-30-20 split. 50% of your income goes to needs, 30% to your wants, and 20% to your needs.   However, the most important part is accounting for and saving 20% before you go about spending on your wants.   Find out more in this episode!

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Best personal advice we've ever come across.

We talk about money because your friends and family won't.

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