I am a part of the team at Iris that does a column called “Portfolio Doctor” for Money Today magazine. This column is very popular – and the requests for being featured far, far exceeds the number of columns that can be carried. So here is what the editor of MONEY TODAY has to say […]

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There are many reasons not to buy life insurance! Life insurance is one of those common-sense products that come with a number of advantages… and very few drawbacks. That’s why millions of men and women take the opportunity to purchase coverage — to protect their loved ones in the event of their own premature death. […]

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Yesterday I had many reasons why you should buy and keep gold. Today I will start by giving some more reasons why you should have gold in your portfolio. There are equally compelling reasons for NOT having gold in your portfolio! Further reasons for HAVING GOLD IN YOUR PORTFOLIO: 1. Gold is gaining popularity: funnily, […]

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When a friend called me to say he is making a donation, I got greedy. She works for a large organisation, so instead of jumping at her offer, I asked her to call for a meeting of 20 of her friends – and I would make a small 15 minute presentation on akshayapatra! I am […]

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When I started blogging I found this as a good medium for writing about charitable giving. Many friends, classmates, relatives had monies coming out of their ears and seriously did not know what to do. The Audis had been bought, the beach house (a 5 BHK should be called a house orĀ  palace, I know […]

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There are many reasons to buy Gold and hold it. Of course tomorrow I can give you many reasons NOT to own gold also. One reason NOT to own gold is the recent phenomenon in its price. For example if you had invested in gold in 1980 (US $ 590) today it would be worth […]

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I normally do not write about politics but this are special times! There is a chance that the government will fall (this is a defeat for Anil Ambani) or the government will survive (there is enough that AS and AA can do to irritate Mukesh). However, there is a good chance that if the UPA […]

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