For most people a job is a means of earning money. Correct? No. Wrong. Completely wrong. For just too many people it is a social need to going to the office to do some work. This is completely true for the male population and partially true for the female population. Now if you have no […]
i wrote this article for some website / magazine..not sure which Reuters perhaps…. You have just crossed your 24th birthday, when you’ve gained the education and/or skills you need for the career you’ve chosen, and you’re earning money and learning how to handle it. Ok, ok you are not in your twenties but are in […]
I recently wrote a piece on ‘Make your own financial plan’ – this appeared on yahoo finance and some of you may have read it. What is amazing is the response that I have got for the same. Largely saying the following: – future is uncertain, SO DO NOT PLAN. – equity markets are too […]
You have just crossed your 23rd birthday, when you’ve gained the education and/or skills you need for the career you’ve chosen, and you’re earning money and learning how to handle it. Ok, ok you are not in your twenties but are in your thirties and have started looking at financial planning. Fine, this article will […]
The problem with personal finance is there is nothing new happening that is worth writing about! If I do not write about an IPO, a NFO, some new insurance plan launched,…or ‘tips’ on what to buy TODAY! ,….or these kind of articles, really there is nothing to write. Also I am an old fashioned guy […]
IN the last 3 weeks many people have asked me for my view on Robert Kiyosaki’s concepts. Surely there is a lot of merit in what he says, but there are many limitations too. Let me see: 1. He underestimates risk, and dramatically underestimates risk. 2. He takes one theory of investing in real estate […]
Ayn Rand says “money is the root cause of all good”. Indian philosophy says ‘money increases desire – and like ghee and wood to a fire – increases desire and misery’. Immaterial of whether you take the western view or the eastern view, all of us have at some point chased money, have we not? […]