Ok if you are reading this, it means you are young! Not sure how young, but let me assume that you are really young. It means you are still wondering who will pay for your higher education. You have just graduated and are wondering whether your parents can / should pay for your higher education. […]

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The regulatory environment is now looking good for a financial planner. However the business environment is not looking good at all. For a planner to run an office, pay rent, salaries, and other infra costs AND take enough money home to run his home too, the planning business is not lucrative enough. I also heard […]

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/398997500167963/ this is a brilliantly made video of a great speaker who has spoken so brilliantly about simple things….on how to remain healthy and good through your older age…awesome presentation…simple things, well said…   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rGgoCm1hofM      

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7. Confirm tenure is appropriate: “The insurance representative offered me an endowment policy for 30 years…and at age 44…I am wondering how will be able to pay the premium after I retire…what should I do Subra?”. GENUINE READER QUERY…My answer is a separate post….will do it soon. Here it is: Appropriate tenure of a risk […]

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  A few days ago I wrote about the Delhi rape case. Speaking of safety precautions, there is really nothing to blame, but still things did go wrong. In retrospect we can say she should not have taken a private bus, right? Hey, private buses are a way of life in Delhi – everybody does […]

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  Here is a post from a reader….his name and location does not matter does it? Yes he is a Tamil speaking insurance policy holder….and this is his ordeal… READ ON: Shouldn’t insurance be more user-friendly? “Veettai katti paar, kalyanathai panni paar” – A popular Tamil adage that means “Try building a house and try […]

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Do you lend money to friends? How do you react when a friend asks for money? Thanks to banks giving loans literally for everything – personal loans, car loans, home loans, these days the number of people asking for loans has gone down. However at one strata of society it is possible that people come […]

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