Most salesmen and many trainers tell you this: “When you are in the Accumulation phase you should do a SIP and accumulate money, and when you are in the Distribution Phase you should do a SWP (Systematic Withdrawal Plan)” This is only partially correct. When you are in the accumulation phase a fall in the […]

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This sounded like a panic call from a friend…a few moons elder to me. I had no clue on what…so I did go and meet him alone. He has a ‘major’ problem. He and his wife. They have 2 children – aged 35 and 28 the elder one being a son and younger a daughter. […]

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NOT ORIGINAL….GOT FROM THE INTERNET, AUTHOR UNKNOWN… Brilliant Minds Some years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco. Mensa, is an international organization for people who have an IQ of 140 or higher. Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a local cafe. When they sat down, one of them […]

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No I am not getting into what Salman Khan did to Ravindra Patil…but just reinforcing some Indianness : 1. If you are a small constable, you should not fight your superiors: Patil spoke the truth. For that he was prosecuted by his own department. The Judiciary hounded him, his family abandoned him, and some people […]

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Reliance Mutual fund recently did a survey about the Retirement habits of Indians….and here is what I read from that (this is based on a Morningstar summary, I have not read the original survey report). People are worried about retirement and RETIREMENT PLANNING IS a top financial goal (46%). Nice, nice if you are a […]

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What are the normal Retirement Mistakes that I am seeing very regularly? 1. Not working to a Retirement Plan: I am surprised at the large number of people who have no Retirement plan. Their refrain is “we will not live long like our parents”. Fine, I am sure you plan to die at 65….just in […]

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Too many people are looking for a magic wand which will help them retire early. Retire here means you stop NEEDING to work for money. You work because you enjoy your work, not just to pay the EMI on some nonsense that you have bought. Step one is to want less. You need to live […]

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