What is Retirement? It is a stage when you do not do any WORK to earn money. The other way to look at it is to say ‘your MONEY accumulated is enough to feed you and meet your other needs – from a combination of income and capital gains’. So for a working couple, when […]

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Well for all those people who thought that 2008 is long past us should wake up. The world economy is not picture perfect as yet, and we are still in tough times – but it may look smooth. After all the world is also seeing this kind of turmoil for the first time. The Pre […]

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Question: I’m a 56-year-old teacher and my husband recently passed away. I own the home in which I live, but do not have a pension or any investments. All my monies are in public provident funds, national savings certificates, and bank deposits. However, I will receive Rs. 20 lakhs from my husband’s life insurance policy. […]

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Very rarely have i done a non finance posting. However there were 2 events which were stunning, so I thought it might interest some of you. It is about fiction being followed by truth. Sony TV carries a program called “Comedy Circus” and I think it is a great program on creativity. They carried one […]

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There are many reasons not to buy life insurance! Life insurance is one of those common-sense products that come with a number of advantages… and very few drawbacks. That’s why millions of men and women take the opportunity to purchase coverage — to protect their loved ones in the event of their own premature death. […]

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