Module 1 · Beginner
From why you should invest to how funds are built, costed, measured and taxed.
Chapter 1
Money sitting idle loses purchasing power every year. See what inflation does to ₹1 lakh.
Chapter 2
Why time matters more than the amount, and how a monthly SIP turns small sums into large ones.
Chapter 3
How pooled money is managed, and the structure and regulator that protect it.
Chapter 4
What the NAV really is, why a low NAV is not a bargain, and how units are allotted.
Chapter 5
The one-page monthly document every fund publishes, and what each part tells you.
Chapter 6
How equity funds are categorised and what each category is built to do.
Chapter 7
How debt funds earn, what drives their prices, and the two main risks.
Chapter 8
What tracking an index means, and when passive investing makes sense.
Chapter 9
The fees that quietly shape your long-term return, and the difference between plan types.
Chapter 10
Why a headline return can mislead, and the right measure for lump sums and SIPs.
Chapter 11
Three numbers that describe how bumpy a fund's ride has been, and what they leave out.
Chapter 12
Equity versus debt, short term versus long term, and how to think about tax without letting it drive every decision.