When Indians need to invest they look at Gold, Real estate, Post office, bank fixed deposits, life insurance, mutual funds…in that order. Is it too wrong? According to P Chidambaram it is. You are supposed to keep your money in ‘Financial Assets’ so that PC and his brethren can benefit. One of the brilliantly sold […]
There are many people who come to sell equity schemes…and here is the language they use: 1. Sir ‘Equities have given 20% CAGR in India from 1979 till today including dividends’ – so if you invest in equities for 5 years you will get the same kind of returns. Explanation: Equity returns have […]
Today all websites tell you that you are just not competent to manage your own money. This is followed by a corollary saying ‘therefore you NEED a financial planner’. Be that as it may, assuming you have a financial planner, what are the questions that you should be ASKING him….and then hope that he answers […]
In a topsy-turvy world, you need to live by the new rules. So, if you have some money saved or invested and want to see it grow, well, that’s the spirit, right? Well, for many, the biggest impediment is debt. Your investment strategy may be bogged down by education loans, car loans, house mortgage, personal […]
So by the end of January we have made our resolutions, promised to keep them, and have now broken them, have we not? Well what are the major ways a person breaks / destroys resolutions? Not sure about the other resolutions – but financial resolutions are destroyed by the following people behaviour: 1. Missing out […]
There is an alphabetic soup in the financial qualifications – and there are many animals out there. Most first time investors (and some veterans too) are legitimately confused about their role so here is a lesson 101: Financial planner: supposed to know everything about you PERSONALLY so actually called ‘personal financial planner’ who helps you […]
Many things in life are better achieved slowly if you want the gain to be permanent! Does this remind you of another boring task – the process of losing weight? If so, welcome! Investing and money management is a lot like eating. So is losing debt like dieting? maybe…maybe not. Is getting out of debt […]