Goal setting is something which now everybody seems to be doing. However it is not possible to do any kind of Goal setting unless it is internal to you! So why can I not set goals for myself like say a Mukesh Ambani (perhaps) does for himself. Simple – internal to me, but I am […]

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A few days back I had posted some financial resolutions. I had promised to do a follow up on the same. Here is the first part of the promise. The resolution no. 1 was: I will write down my financial goals. I am sure, you are thinking Oh My God, this is boring. Sure. Success […]

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Women surely have some peculiar financial planning needs. We will not do too much in detail here – but suffice to say that some requirements are unique. Though most adult women I meet are married, I guess most of them will die alone – widowed, divorced, or not married at all. So at some stage […]

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Do you want to know the real secret to successful investing? It’s a deceptively simple little thing called an investment policy statement, or IPS. An IPS spells out an investor’s investment philosophy, asset-allocation targets, and expected results. It also lays out a plan for how the investor will monitor his or her portfolio. We will […]

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An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a travel destination – said Ralph Seger. When Alice asked the cat in the famous tale – Alice in Wonderland- where should i go. The cat says it pretty much depends on where you want to go. Alice says it does not matter, the cat […]

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If you pay taxes honestly about 50% of what you earn goes off in various taxes – income, service, securities transaction, etc. Now take away another 28% in housing EMI, then another 7% in building maintenance etc. It means your government, and your house have taken away 85% of what you earn. So the 15% […]

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