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  1. Three new SIFs open this October. What each one is built to do

    Invesco, Sundaram and AlphaGrep have SIF offers open this month, each in a different SEBI strategy. Here is how they differ, and the questions to ask before you put in the ₹10 lakh minimum.

    REVA TEAM
  2. SIFs: a new kind of fund that starts at ₹10 lakh

    Since April 2025, fund houses can run long-short strategies that sit between a mutual fund and a PMS. Here is what the higher ticket buys, and what it costs you in flexibility.

    REVA TEAM

Real households, how they hold their money, and what they would change.

  1. How much gold do Indian households own? Estimates differ by nearly 10,000 tonnes

    The World Gold Council says up to 25,000 tonnes. A Morgan Stanley note says 34,600. Nobody counts it directly, which is why the numbers disagree.

    REVA TEAM
  2. ₹32,490 crore a month in SIPs. What the flows mean for large portfolios

    Monthly SIP money hit a record in September 2026 while the industry’s assets fell 5.1%. For investors with crores in funds, the plan you hold matters more than the headline.

    REVA TEAM

What a Budget, SEBI or RBI change means for an ordinary portfolio.

  1. RBI raised the repo rate to 5.50%. What it means for your loans, FDs and debt funds

    On 7 October 2026 the RBI raised rates for the first time in nearly four years and moved to a tightening stance. Here is what a 0.25 point rise does to a large loan, a new FD and a bond fund.

    REVA TEAM
  2. Budget 2026 left capital gains tax alone. Buybacks changed.

    The rates you plan with this year are the ones set in July 2024. The one change that touches ordinary shareholders is how money from a buyback is taxed.

    REVA TEAM

Notes from building a wealth app in India, including the parts that are hard.

  1. Your statement never leaves your browser

    When you add a CAS or a bank statement to Reva, the PDF and its password stay on your device. Here is what we read, what we keep, and why we built it this way.

    REVA TEAM

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  1. OCT 16, 2026 IN RULE CHANGES

    RBI raised the repo rate to 5.50%. What it means for your loans, FDs and debt funds

    On 7 October 2026 the RBI raised rates for the first time in nearly four years and moved to a tightening stance. Here is what a 0.25 point rise does to a large loan, a new FD and a bond fund.

  2. OCT 16, 2026 IN FIRST LOOK

    Three new SIFs open this October. What each one is built to do

    Invesco, Sundaram and AlphaGrep have SIF offers open this month, each in a different SEBI strategy. Here is how they differ, and the questions to ask before you put in the ₹10 lakh minimum.

  3. OCT 16, 2026 IN HOW INDIA INVESTS

    How much gold do Indian households own? Estimates differ by nearly 10,000 tonnes

    The World Gold Council says up to 25,000 tonnes. A Morgan Stanley note says 34,600. Nobody counts it directly, which is why the numbers disagree.

  4. OCT 16, 2026 IN HOW INDIA INVESTS

    ₹32,490 crore a month in SIPs. What the flows mean for large portfolios

    Monthly SIP money hit a record in September 2026 while the industry’s assets fell 5.1%. For investors with crores in funds, the plan you hold matters more than the headline.

  5. OCT 16, 2026 IN HOW INDIA INVESTS

    India’s savers are moving from deposits to funds. What it means for a large portfolio

    Deposits’ share of household savings fell from 40.9% to 35.2% in four years while funds and shares grew. For families with crores in fixed deposits, the tax gap is the bigger story.

  6. OCT 16, 2026 IN BUILDING REVA

    Your statement never leaves your browser

    When you add a CAS or a bank statement to Reva, the PDF and its password stay on your device. Here is what we read, what we keep, and why we built it this way.

  7. OCT 16, 2026 IN RULE CHANGES

    Budget 2026 left capital gains tax alone. Buybacks changed.

    The rates you plan with this year are the ones set in July 2024. The one change that touches ordinary shareholders is how money from a buyback is taxed.

  8. OCT 16, 2026 IN FIRST LOOK

    SIFs: a new kind of fund that starts at ₹10 lakh

    Since April 2025, fund houses can run long-short strategies that sit between a mutual fund and a PMS. Here is what the higher ticket buys, and what it costs you in flexibility.

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