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Would you Take Financial Advice from a Robot?

Artificial Intelligence has been represented in a lot of movies. I Robot, Bicentennial Man, Ex Machina and even Rajnikanth’s Yenthiran have shown how helpful Artificial Intelligence could be. But it may not be as far a possibility as it seems. Your financial planning can be sorted out by a robot as well. Who are Robo… Read More »

India’s Money Management Skills if it Were a Person

If India were a person, its diversity would be confusing indeed. But India has a very specific identity and its habits and behavior can easily be likened to a person. This pertains to its financial behavior as well. India has seen its fair share of ups and downs in the recent past, in terms of… Read More »

The History of Currency

Swati, a journalist, had invited her gang of girls for a lazy Sunday lunch. Post lunch, their chit chatting turned serious when Swati shared an incident of counterfeit currency from her bank ATM.  Swati’s friend from Australia suggested that India should move toward digital currency instead of the paper money. This got them to think… Read More »

Make That 1000 Rupee Note Work Smarter for You

The new pair of Skullcandy earphones, shiny black pumps, a new shirt and a fancy haircut; you can get all these in Rs 1000. But, you can get a lot more in 1000 bucks even though it may not seem like a big amount. And these are things that will definitely not land up in… Read More »

5 Avant-Garde Investment Options You May Just Need

A surprise evening with puppies or a hidden gift in a cake are the kind of unconventional gift ideas people are turning to these days. It’s all about being different and making new trends. Even investments have new trends that you most probably haven’t considered yet. Here are 5 unconventional investment ideas that may be… Read More »

Investing in Equities: Risk or Reward?

  Broccoli soup or Grilled Chicken? Salad or Burgers? You probably did not pick the Broccoli soup but we all know that it’s healthy. When it comes to investments, people have their own preferences with gold, land and FDs, but not many pick equities. Equities are considered risky and some even consider them akin to… Read More »

6 Potholes in a Hyper-Aggressive Investment Portfolio Expressway

  Super bikes are super popular with the youth today. Unfortunately, considering our crater-ridden roads, it would take a really skilled rider to get through them. They have to make sure that their bike does not fall apart bit by bit at a high speed. Similarly, many youngsters today follow an aggressive investment strategy. They… Read More »

Are Balanced Funds What you Need to Make Your Investments Fly?

What do skaters, gymnasts (in the air and water), dolphins, birds, dancer and spinning tops have in common? Balance is the key. Wondering what all these things have in common with investments? Here’s how balanced funds are all that you didn’t know you were looking for. What are Balanced Funds? Balanced funds are a good… Read More »

A High Value Insurance or Multiple Policies: Which is a Better Investment Option for You?

  Which smartphone to buy seems to be an everyday question of various Facebook groups. We are spoilt for choice in this day and age. This or that is a constant question. When it comes to investments, we seem to have a lot of choices as well. One question that often perplexes many insurance takers… Read More »