(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
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2 Basic Rules of Financial Planning
2011 has come and gone and investors might be sitting back and contemplating on how their investments have done. The 2011 year has been a great teacher of sorts to me. I learned the basic tenets or basic rules of financial planning (again) which I want to share with everyone. We often get carried awayRead More
What are Your Personal Finance Wishlist
I loved the year 2020 or 2008. My mutual fund investments zoomed down in the ground with the stock market; my single ULIP sold to me 11 years back decreased approximately 10% in value; inflation and prices zoomed the other way up above; my 1-year-old kiddo began to like more and more varied clothes ofRead More
Biggest Financial Planning Priorities ?
So what is your biggest financial priorities in your overall financial planning ? Even before we answer that, biggest could mean different for different people. For some, the biggest financial goals could be those that are most significant for you and your family and which are of highest priority for you. For others it couldRead More
How Good is Free Financial Advice ?
It is human nature to procure good things at the least price. And if it’s free, you just made your day ! When it comes to financial advice, investors look unbelievingly if you say they will be charged for advice. Financial advice has always been free in India and it takes time for investors toRead More
Invest in what you know to be a smart investor
This is a philosophy that was made famous by Warren Buffet and Peter Lynch and adopted by people the world over – invest in what you know. This philosophy was strictly for stocks and shares – Peter’s argument being that the common investor stood better chances of finding a multi bagger than the well educatedRead More