Abhishek Kumar in freefincal
freefincal is an Indian personal finance website run by M. Pattabiraman. Abhishek Kumar, founder of SahajMoney and SEBI Registered Investment Adviser (INA100008045), has written guest articles for it since 2016 on financial planning, choosing an adviser, retirement and insurance, and is listed among its fee-only planners. Each item below links to the original or to our summary of it.
19 items in freefincal since 2016.
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2026 (7)
- 15 Aug 2026Early Retirement Planning: The 50-Year PuzzleWritten by Abhishek · Retirement
Abhishek Kumar wrote this article on early retirement, suggesting a lower withdrawal rate and a corpus of about 30 to 35 times annual expenses for a 50-year retirement, along with rebalancing twice a year.
- 2 Aug 2026"I have enough": Words that beat any net worthWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest post on contentment and money, arguing that wealth is a tool for freedom and that knowing when you have enough matters more than any checklist.
- 19 Jul 2026The most expensive words in India: "What will people say?”Written by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this article on handling family and social pressure around money decisions, suggesting ways to explain choices calmly and decide without being rushed.
- 5 Jul 2026Waiting for the Crash: Why "Buying the Dip" could quietly make you poorer?Written by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest article for freefincal, arguing that a steady, automated SIP removes the need to time the market, and that putting a windfall to work during a real correction should be a side strategy, not the core plan.
- 24 Jun 2026Our parents aren't out of money; They're out of time, but their brain hasn't noticed itWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest post for freefincal, drawing on a review of a 75-year-old's finances to describe what he calls a switch failure, and how families can help parents spend on their own comfort.
- 20 Jun 2026₹1 Cr mirage: Why your wealth looks "stuck" right before it explodesWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest article for freefincal on the slow early phase of wealth building, drawing on client conversations to explain the behavioural habits that help investors stay the course.
- 9 Feb 2026I told my friend to cancel his life insurance cover - Here’s whyWritten by Abhishek · Insurance
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest post on why he advised a friend to stop a life cover he no longer needed, and how readers can test whether their own term plan still serves a purpose.
2025 (7)
- 1 Nov 2025What should you consider before participating in share buyback?Written by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this article on share buybacks, showing that shareholders in higher tax slabs may end up worse off by tendering, and that each investor now needs to compare the after-tax outcome.
- 29 Jul 2025The hidden risk of early retirementWritten by Abhishek · Retirement
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest post on raising grounded children after early retirement, drawing on his own experience as a parent who asks his son to share household chores without pay.
- 23 Jul 2025Review: SEBI's Draft Circular on Revised MF Categorization RulesWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this review of SEBI's draft categorisation rules, noting the overlap limits could curb false diversification but cautioning that allowing second schemes in a category could leave long-time investors in shrinking older funds.
- 16 Jul 2025Debunking the Index Fund Misconceptions: A Balanced PerspectiveWritten by Abhishek · Mutual funds
Abhishek Kumar wrote this article for freefincal, offering a data-based view that the small shortfall of index funds from costs is by design, and suggesting a core-satellite approach with low-cost index funds at the core.
- 14 Jul 2025IRDAI’s “Two-Hour Hospitalisation” Claim : What Really Changed and What Didn’tWritten by Abhishek · Insurance
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest post for freefincal, tracing the origin of the two-hour claim and urging policyholders to check IRDAI's published documents and their own policy wording.
- 6 Jul 2025DSP Global Equity Fund: Should you invest in this retail offshore MF from GIFT City?Written by Abhishek · Mutual funds
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest article for freefincal, explaining how GIFT City funds give resident investors another route to global equities and suggesting such funds be weighed within a goal-based plan rather than chosen in haste.
- 3 Apr 2025Earning ₹1.5 Lakh Per Month in a Metro, Yet Feeling Broke: The Harsh RealityWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this guest post on why a high metro salary can still leave little room to save, and on practical steps such as a 50-30-20 budget and an emergency fund of eight months or more.
2024 (3)
- 7 Nov 2024Three changes by SEBI to help MF investorsWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this article explaining the three disclosure changes and how they help investors compare funds across fund houses on a like-for-like basis.
- 8 Sept 2024SEBI wants to allow part-time advisors: Good move or bad move?Abhishek quoted · Choosing an adviser
Abhishek Kumar welcomed the proposal as a way for prospective advisers to try the profession, noted that he had to quit his job to register in 2017, and urged SEBI to hold part-time advisers to the same rules as full-time ones.
- 29 Jun 2024What Quant MF needs to clarify about the SEBI probeWritten by Abhishek · Money management
Abhishek Kumar wrote this op-ed calling for greater transparency from the fund house and SEBI, arguing that protecting minority unitholders' trust should come first and citing Warren Buffett's handling of the Salomon Brothers crisis.
2019 (1)
- 8 Jan 2019Fee-only Advisor Abhishek Kumar’s tap dancing to financial freedomFeatures Abhishek · Choosing an adviser
Abhishek Kumar shared, in his own words, how a family setback shaped his interest in unbiased planning and why he left corporate work to offer fee-only investment advice.
2016 (1)
- 31 Jul 2016List of Flat-Fee-only Financial Planners in India (SEBI RIAs) curated by freefincalAbhishek mentioned · Choosing an adviser
Abhishek Kumar is included in the list of flat-fee-only SEBI-registered advisers, with SahajMoney's website and Hindi noted as a language he works in.
Abhishek Kumar is a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser (INA100008045) and the founder of SahajMoney, a fee-only financial planning firm. More about Abhishek · All press coverage