Stick to Direct Funds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAs Jack Bogle famously said \u2013 In investing you get what you don\u2019t pay for. Costs Matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avoid using any financial products where the costs get inflated due to intermediary commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All fund companies in India have to compulsory offer direct funds that avoid commissions for any middleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a true boglehead you should always aim to buy products without any embedded commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you need any financial assistance, then use the services of an independent fee only SEBI registered financial advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avoid falling into the trap of a financial salesman posing as a financial advisor. Their incentives will not be aligned with yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bogleheads investing for Indians works as well as it does for anyone else. The principles are simple, easy to understand and follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Self-discipline and keeping things simple helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can follow the ideas and customize them for Indian conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can be rest assured that just by doing this you will likely outperform most professional investors over the decades to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This article aims to customize the bogleheads investing philosophy for Indians, given the unique investing landscape in India. If you are aiming for Financial Independence & Retire Early in India or just getting started with investing, the lessons from Jack Bogle are invaluable. I am personally a big fan of the bogleheads investing philosophy. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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