In every class on wealth management – whether it is 17 year olds in Shimla or 70 year olds in a old age home. Whether it is personal bankers or Hdfc bank or Citigold Wealth Advisors of Citibank – I keep saying ‘how well your money got managed is far more important than how much […]

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Why Women Need To Plan More Than Men for Retirement Men and women may not be on equal footing when it comes to investing for the future. On average, women work fewer years and earn less than men, but they also tend to live longer. Therefore, women must focus on the concerns that are unique […]

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I have had at least 13 calls asking me a simple question: “Should i sell my units in Dsp Merill Lynch?” and “Should I surrender my TATA AIG policy”. Surprisingly the answers to both the questions are a little different. A mutual fund has 2 distinct parts. One is a Trust – which has all […]

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  Over the past 20 years I have dealt with the financial markets. Here I have obviously met all kinds of people – brokers, bankers, owners of brokerage houses, life insurance salesmen, relationship managers, and of course the guy who pays all the bills – the “investor”. Here is a summary of mistakes I have […]

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Many things in life are better achieved slowly if you want the gain to be permanent! Does this remind you of another boring task – the process of losing weight? If so, welcome! Investing and money management is a lot like eating. So is losing debt like dieting? maybe…maybe not. Is getting out of debt […]

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Clients regularly ask for “How much will my investment become in 22 years?” Really, I have no answer…so this is how I have decided to react. Do you want a policy illustration or a knock on the head?    Now that I have to show you an illustration, I will. However that will have to be […]

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