When you meet the youngsters of today some of them are clear about what they want. Many of them are not clear at all about what they want, and look confused. What is surprising is their ‘entitled’ feeling: I am 29, I should have at least a ……car. Depending on where he is from it […]
Brexit – this word has caused more turmoil in the world markets in the past weeks than any other word. Is it a good word or a bad word? On June 23rd 2016, the United Kingdom of Great Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU). In keeping with the times, we abbreviated the British […]
If you have a financial planner / IFA helping you with your investments..you are in the right place. Here are the few things that an IFA does – and the most complex comes last. So this list is long and the basics appear first Choosing funds and helping you with the investing process. Portfolio rebalancing […]
Asset allocation is the most important decision in your portfolio management. It is almost impossible to get what is called an ‘optimal rebalancing’. And if you have a fairly sophisticated portfolio, 2-3 items of 7-8 HAVE TO BE IN THE NEGATIVE. If that is not happening, you are not diversified enough. Rebalancing too often increases […]
What is a tiger saving article doing on a finance blog? Well we will talk about money only if we live. To live we need water. Water is preserved by our trees and trees make the forest. Well the forest runs deep and to make sure that man does not destroy the forests, the FORESTS […]
For those of us who have read ‘Being Mortal’ it has been a good read if not a great read. It is so easy to nod with what he has written. New medicines have not improved lives, they have PROLONGED lives. I seriously am ready to go TODAY. I am not willing to be admitted […]
many people have bought my book ‘Retire Rich: Invest Rs. 40 a day’ – I still hold that 40 is not a bad place to start..just do a 10% top up every year for 10 years…that is all… many people have read….many people have reviewed…and many people have executed the plans…here are some book reviews […]