So much has been written about the crashing rupee and Indian economy that this article almost looks like beating a dead horse to me but I will still beat it. It really is all old news now that India is in the doldrums – nothing seems to be working at the moment – from aRead More
What is the monetary value of a human life ?
Have you ever wondered what is the monetary worth of your life and how much compensation could your family members possibly get if you were to pass away ? The answer leads to the question – how much life insurance can you get ? Before we get there, it is important to note that youRead More
Comparison of Critical Illness Plans in India
You must have read about the basics of critical illness plans or insurance and why it makes sense to have it in your insurance portfolio. I did a small comparison of the policies then but, now following it up with a more recent one, visually. Here is the Comparison of Critical Illness Plans in IndiaRead More
Have you planned for your retirement home ?
In an earlier article, we were discussing whether buying a house or saving for retirement is important. After all, all of us want retirement homes when we usher in the sunset years. The last thing you want is a mad struggle to meet your day to day expenses and on top of that pay rentRead More
Investor woes on debt mutual funds [FB Chat]
I had written earlier on why you should buy debt mutual funds now given the July 16th carnage. Here is humorous take on the impact this had on an ordinary investor. Note that I am using the Facebook Chat Wall for this purpose and want to hastily add a disclaimer that this is not meantRead More
Invest your money in debt mutual funds now
So you thought debt mutual funds were safe ? One always gets to hear about bloodbath in the stock market when the Sensex tanks. Investors lose their shirts in seconds, rarely do you hear about losing money in debt funds. This changed on July 16th. Banking System The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided toRead More