Do you know what is financial planning and why it is important for every investor ? Let me try and clear the cobwebs. Everyone likes money. Everyone would like to be rich. Everyone has some desires and wants that money can fulfill. But very few people know how to get to these needs in aRead More
basics of financial planning
Investment Avenues for Indian Investors
In our article today, I will try to list the different types of investment avenues available in India where investors can put in their money. The figure shown below is pretty self-explanatory. However, I will quickly explain the specifics. Indians can invest broadly into five categories of investments – Equity, Debt, Real Estate, Commodities andRead More
Three steps of Financial Planning Process
It’s only in our old Hindi movies that in 5 minutes of nail-biting-popcorn-eating-time as the credits roll, does the five-year-old kiddo transform into an angry young hulk of an actor with a lot of monies by his side, accumulated either the right way or the wrong. In reality, this happens with Financial Planning. You canRead More
The 100 minus age rule in investing
In my normal interaction with investors, I often ask them- Do you know 100 minus age rule ? My next question is: “How did you first begin to invest money into the investment avenue you chose then?” Most of the investors don’t have a clue. Their present investment option is based on events : NFOsRead More
When to Start Investing? Start Young & Invest Regularly
Wondering when to start and make your first investment? Yes…time is a crucial factor. Read on to know why it is important to start investing early. Here are the details on when to start investing? What would you think if you were fifty years of age, had a doting daughter and a SNOB son; hadRead More