Have your emotions become over riding decisions for your investments ? In 2011, when the stock market was going down south, did you buy or did you sell ? If your investment behaviour or decisions were based on sound principles, then you might be on a strong footing as far as your financial planning goesRead More
Financial Planning
Different Types of Investors
Though we have many types of investors in India, one can zero down on a broader category of 5 of them. Deciding which type of investor you are is key to a successful future of financial planning and happy financial health. Without that, you cannot possibly even know what financial planning strategies to adopt. It’sRead More
Frugality and Personal Finance
Frugality or a frugal way of life is often misunderstood as being miserly, devoid of the joy and pleasures of life where one tries to save as much money as possible for the future. Talk about frugality and personal finance and you are often met with criticism, especially by guys in their early 20s :Read More
Women and Financial Planning
.In India, financial planning for women don’t gel well as much as men and financial planning do. Of late, a large number of ladies are venturing out in the space of personal finance, but this has been a space largely dominated by the male. However, the importance of women and finances is immense and veryRead More
How much should be financial planning fees?
The last discussion we had on the cost of a financial product prompts me to ask the question today – how much should financial planners charge fees for financial planning of their clients ? In India, there are different charges which financial planners levy as financial planning fees and they vary by a great margin.Read More
Which is the most transparent financial product ?
(This Poll has ended. You may refer results below) A thought crossed my mind today. How do we buy financial products? Say you have Rs 50,000/- and want to park that money, where would you put it in and why? I think most of us never bother to first think about basic things like goalRead More