Figuring out the right answer: Busting some popular myths about investing

A lot of propaganda in personal finance contradicts the fundamental law that there are no free lunches ever

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6 min read Last Updated : Jan 4 2020 | 11:35 PM IST

The first step in figuring out the right answer to a problem is to eliminate all the clearly wrong ones. In finance, many of the wrong answers are provided, and

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First Published: Jan 4 2020 | 11:35 PM IST

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Figuring out the right answer: Busting some popular myths about investing

A lot of propaganda in personal finance contradicts the fundamental law that there are no free lunches ever

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