Some questions plaguing parents about money have been the following: 1. Should I delay my saving/ investing for retirement BECAUSE I am saving for my children’s education ? 2. Should I dip into my Retirement kitty to pay for my children’s education ? Sadly in the Indian context education is just a broad word I […]

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I have been asked this question a million times, and I have said NO a million times. However, like all personal finance (and especially life insurance) topics there is no straight forward answer. So let me start by saying NO. If your children are young, and dependent on YOUR income they do not need any […]

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this was written in 2007-8 and appeared in an abridged form in moneycontrol ….   Hello, Congrats on the nice job you have got! With a degree from an Ivy League school this was a nice job to land. I know you have majored in Finance and are hoping to make money by the tons. […]

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I have myself written many times about how to get rich and such other topics. Now I am myself changing it – some may even say topsy turvy. Ok if you do google you will find the steps – have a plan, make a budget, save money, invest it, put it in a mutual fund, […]

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