Hey the US markets were booming in 2007 and it is booming again in 2013. Is there a take away? Is the 2013 boom the same as 2007? is there a learning to be had from the previous time? Well 2008 – the bad news about Europe was surely not in the price. The other […]

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Not sure why the number 10.  Actually these are poor habits that keep you from getting rich. These are spending sins that I plan to cover here – will cover the saving / investing ones separately. So here we go: 1. Using credit cards or debit cards: the card has become such an important part […]

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  I have no clue whether I am good at writing, but I am poor in excel. I have no doubt about that. So when I have a nice calculator idea I had to sit with one of the kids in our office and TEACH personal finance. Sure they have created personal finance trackers, variable […]

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Read an amazing article on 10 March in a national pink daily on Term Insurance with Return of Premium. ROP as it is called. The author had argued that a Term ROP should not be bought because it is more expensive than the pure Term insurance and hence it should not be bought. This is […]

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You hear often ‘The Rich are getting Richer….’ have you wondered why? The main reasons: a. The power of compounding b. Income far, far greater than expenditure c. Understanding the Wealth Virtuous Cycle d. Ability to take risk e. Deep wealth buckets ensuring no asset class is ever reduced to zero In the real world […]

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i have said this, and so has the industry…. timing the market sounds sexy but it is not possible to achieve… now here is some American RECENT evidence…read on http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/03/09/funds-investing-beats-timing/1968323/

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Ha to be in your 20s and just starting out! You are a newly qualified CA, MBA, Engineer, Graduate…..out in the big bad world and all alone! Welcome to the world of finance. Most of us start life having a very hazy idea of what is finance. Even if you are a CA or a […]

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