Amitabh Bachchan might be in trouble for endorsing Maggi, but we still trust him. After all, he asked us to get checked for TB, made sure every kid got Polio drops and told us to have Chyavanprash every day. These might not have been our favorite activities, but we still trust the Big B. He’s… Read More »
“Whatcha gonna do with all that junk? All that junk inside your trunk?” The Black Eyed Peas sung their way to fame with these blockbuster lyrics in the noughties. This may as well have been what Pallavi, who recently got married, sang hysterically when her mother used up all the cash gifts received during her wedding to… Read More »
Well, when we conversed with him, Mr. Confucius was confounded when confronted with the conundrum of Financial Planning. Confused? Let’s face it. It was a different world then. Insurance as a product probably didn’t exist (if you don’t count daylight robberies); so, checking your life insurance options was probably unheard of. Land was conquered, not bought using loans;… Read More »
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 »
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 »
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t, pays it.” If you are under 30 and know who said this, you da man! If you are under 30 and have no clue, read this little story before we let you in on who said this.… Read More »