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For anyone looking for investment resource targeted towards Indian Market.

https://indiainvestments.wiki is the best resource and free for anyone to contribute to.

Most people don't need to research individual stocks as OP said.

They should learn about XIRR, excel, risk and portfolio management (which will cover insurance, emergency fund, expense management), and different types of investment instruments.

The wiki covers all of it and answers frequently asked questions related to Indian Market.

Everyone push toward trading individual stocks because it's profitable for businesses. Brokerage earn more money through those trades whereas many AMC which manage direct funds lose money on transaction cost in initial years and only make up for it via other side income. It is the case in India.