Independent Research on Mutual Funds, Stocks & IPOs for Indian Investors

Last Reviewed and Updated: 17 Aug 2026 Every resident Indian who has tried to invest in global markets hits the same wall eventually. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows a maximum of USD 250,000 per financial year for all permissible capital account and current account transactions combined. For a serious long-term investor who wants meaningful international diversification, USD 250,000 is useful but often not enough, especially once travel, education, and other personal

Last Reviewed and Updated: 17 Aug 2026 Every time an Indian resident sends money abroad for education, travel, investment, or family support, they are using a framework called the Liberalised Remittance Scheme. Whether they know it or not. This guide explains what LRS is, who can use it, what it permits and prohibits, how Tax Collected at Source works, and what happens if you get any of it wrong. The moment you wire money to a university in the United States to pay tuition fe

Last Reviewed and Updated: 17 Aug 2026 SpaceX is targeting a Nasdaq listing in June 2026 at a valuation of up to USD 1.75 trillion, in what could become the largest IPO in history. Indian investors are legally permitted to participate. But the practical reality of how, and how much access you will actually get, is more nuanced than the excitement suggests. Update (August 2026): The IPO Has Already Happened This article was written before the SpaceX IPO priced, when the exact

Last Reviewed and Updated: 17 Aug 2026 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX). Based on Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on May 20, 2026 Update (August 2026): The IPO Happened, Here Is How It Went This article was written while SpaceX's S-1 was still pending, with price and share count undisclosed. The IPO has since completed. SpaceX priced its offering at $135 per share, selling approximately 556.6 million shares to raise roughly $75 billion at a $

Last Reviewed and Updated: 17 Aug 2026 Interactive Brokers gives Indian investors direct access to stocks, ETFs, bonds, and funds across 170 global market centres. This guide covers every step: opening an account, funding it under LRS, what you can actually buy, the true cost of currency conversion, how gains are taxed in India, US estate tax risks, and the compliance obligations you cannot afford to ignore. If you are based in India and is someone who wants the broadest pos

Last Reviewed and Updated: 17 Aug 2026 Apple. Nvidia. Alphabet. Microsoft. Amazon. The world’s most valuable companies trade on US exchanges. Indian investors have never had more ways to own a piece of them. This guide covers every route: direct stock investing under the LRS framework, GIFT City platforms, and mutual funds that invest in US stocks, with actual fund names, US stock allocations, and the tax rules you must know. For most of India’s investing history, owning a