Yesterday a cousin had to convert a pension plan to an annuity, and he had sought my advise. He had an accumulation of a small amount to be converted. They had sent him a form to his residence – he had filled it up and brought it. The form was complete in all respects…so he […]

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Earning well but poor…was a title which hurt a few people…so I have blunted it a bit by saying ‘not rich’. Please define your levels of ‘not rich’…so here are the reasons: 1. You are stuck to a job: you hate your job, your boss, your timing, your job location….and ditto for your wife. However […]

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  I get a little amused when 24 year old anchors analyze SRT’s shots and say ‘He should not have played this shot’…there is a Marathi saying…which is so un-parliamentary that I cannot use it on my site, but fits it well. SRT has played great cricket and led a great life – I am […]

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Awesome news item saying that IRDA is cleaning up. Great. The way the financial services sector is structured, it should not be difficult to do it. There is only one downside. 38 mutual funds and 16 life insurance companies will close down. So the media being supported by them will shut down. No more sponsors, […]

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I just did a post saying ‘Men and Money’ so here is a post on Women and Money. Assuming that the Man is the main provider and the wife is the secondary (financial) provider, what are the things she should do to know how much is the husband earning? Is it enough? Are they living […]

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Are you in Denial mode regarding your retirement financial needs? I cannot comment for every one, but too many people I meet are in denial about their financial needs for retirement. Most of us do not want to accept that we will buy 3-4 washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, maybe about 2-5 cars, at least […]

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Are you in Denial mode regarding your retirement financial needs? I cannot comment for every one, but too many people I meet are in denial about their financial needs for retirement. Most of us do not want to accept that we will buy 3-4 washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, maybe about 2-5 cars, at least […]

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