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Aruna Agarwal is a qualified child psychologist and behaviour therapist with over 20 years of experience.
She has a master’s degree in psychology with a specialisation in behaviour analysis. She focuses on children between the ages of 2-10 years who face challenges related to behaviour, language development or attention issues and providing them with the right life skills.
Agarwal is the owner of Kidzee, a pre-primary school, and Mount Litera Zee School that caters to primary students.... more
Asked by Anonymous - Mar 17, 2023Hindi
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My name is GGVVS, Am 52 yrs old, am weighing about 83 kgs, about 8 yrs back due to increase of Thyroid to 500 units, (detected on doctors advice) I started having constipation issues, it was told that small intestine has become sluggish , due to which my digestion has slowed down, Gas accumilation has increased, Body pains are more dominent ,especially after waking up from sleep in the mornings, concentration distortion. I do walking for 1 hr , suryanamaskar & Yoga every day. Even now am experiencing the same issues on daily basis, inspite of visiting many Gastroentrologists I didn't get any result.Kindly advise me if any solution is availiable .

Ans: I will suggest you to try alternative therapies that are available too ,apart from what you are doing.
Our mental health plays a very big role to take care of our physical health.So also can check how is your mental health.
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I recently received 10 lakhs which was invested earlier. Currently i invest 18k in parag parekh flexi, 15k in Navi nifty50, 15k ICICI pru s&p index, 8k quant mid, 8 k quant small,8k Motilal Oswal mid, 8k Nippon India small, 12.5k elss quant, 7.5k gold, 20k debt. Will be doing this for next 20yrs. How do I put my lumpsum of 10lakhs in this? Should I bulk invest or slowly put money in to these over next 6 months
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Bulk Invest:

Pros: Takes advantage of rupee-cost averaging. The market fluctuates, so by investing everything at once, you capture some units at potentially lower prices. It's also simpler to manage, requiring just one investment decision.
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Comfortable with some risk? A bulk investment might be suitable.
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Your friend's suggestion of diversifying across large, small, and flexi-cap funds makes perfect sense. Think of it as having a well-rounded meal – you wouldn't want just dal, would you? You want the whole thali! Diversification helps spread the risk, just like having a strong support system in life.

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