What if you got an opportunity to unleash power of something lying dormant for long in a dark corner? We are not speaking about an unexploded WWII missile submerged in Pacific Ocean or the untapped potential of cricketer R Ashwin as a batman. The compass is pointing to gold, in the form of bullion or… Read More »
Sameer wanted to plan for a Bangkok trip, but Sangeeta wanted to go somewhere within the country and save money. And, with those savings, she planned to buy gold jewellery which could have been considered as an investment for their future as well. To sort out their differences, the couple went to their uncle, who… Read More »
What’s common between Mark Zuckerberg, Brad Pitt, Rupert Murdoch, Maria Sharapova, Heidi Klum, and you? That’s right. Nothing. Let’s it do it again. What’s common between Mark Zuckerberg, Brad Pitt, Rupert Murdoch, Maria Sharapova, and Heidi Klum? Right again. They’re stinking rich. Ergo, they don’t need to plan for their “retirement”. But, you do! So… Read More »
As an old adage goes – “Failing to plan is planning to fail” Financial planning is as important as brushing your teeth. While one may choose not to do it, in the long run, it may hurt as much as tooth decay would. So, just like you would rush to a dentist at the first… Read More »
In Season 7 of the blockbuster TV soap ‘Desperate Housewives’, Lynette Scavo struggles with her two sons Porter and Preston who don’t know how to make themselves an omelette. And they’re pushing eighteen! Well, maybe your kids aren’t so bad and can make an omelette all by themselves. But do they know how to plan… Read More »
Plans without goals are like driving without a steering wheel – you can’t be accused of doing nothing but you have no way of knowing whether you’ll still be in one piece when you stop driving, let alone know whether you’ll reach your destination. So, quick! Here are 6 essential goals you need to lock… Read More »
Sunny Leone was once a practicing nun. There! We just did what gets done all the time – create a myth. The financial planning world is full of such myths (not about Sunny Leone, but hey, we like the way you think!) Here are five such myths. We can’t tell you who created them. So… Read More »
Here is the quaint tale of Singham, who thought he had done his bit for his personal financial planning when he identified his investment goals. Only, he made his investment choices rather randomly. And, here’s how he ended up. And, here’s what he’d have ended up with if he had matched his investment choices with… Read More »
If myths were true then lightning never strikes a place twice, Einstein failed in math exam, bulls hate red and lower NAV (net asset value) means cheaper mutual funds. But that’s not the case. Lightning can strike a place twice; Einstein did excel in his math exam; bulls are proven to be color blind. And… Read More »
Snigdha, a fresh graduate placed in a small company, loved to travel. She planned to visit a new place every year. Well, noble intentions. Only thing was, there was a bitch called reality that hit her like a 22-ton rig on a Colorado outback. She realised that using her current savings to fund her travel… Read More »