There are investments and then there are smart investments. Bare minimum input and mind blowing returns for the rest of your life-who wouldn’t want that right? Here are some tongue-in-cheek suggestions of offbeat investments and their outlandish rewards-to be taken with a pinch of humour.
Ah parents. They always have your best interests in their mind. But sometimes, their financial advice seem to come from another century. So here are some typical lines your parents throw at you when the topic of investments comes up.
So you buy your daughter toys, take her out for her favourite dessert, give her a good education and treat her to the best things in life that you can afford because she is the apple of your eye. But, apples need protection! Have you ever thought about how you will secure her future? Your… Read More »
Have you found yourself in this situation? You apply for a personal loan and are rejected! You are stumped. How could this be? You’ve got everything in order and you know you have a credit history that the bank can check. It’s not all about getting to the finish line but also how you got… Read More »
We know that investments and all its how, when, what can overwhelm any regular Joe. Nowadays, people turn to the internet for anything and everything. So we dug deep and came up with these absolute gems of queries about investments people have actually posted on Q&A websites.
Ever eyed your neighbourhood bank closely of late? They’ve stopped counting, processing and deducting, or whatever else that it is they do behind their cozy little counters and strong rooms. They’ve started posting, tweeting and pinning instead! Initially, social media was where banks hooted and scooted. Or, advertised and vaporized, if you will. No longer!… Read More »
Just like grief, missing your deadlines to do the annual investments happen in 5 stages.
Currency notes have vanished. Coins are to be found only in museums. Nobody talks about “returning the change” anymore. Devices have taken over day-to-day financial transactions. Setting of a futuristic world in some sci-fi novel? If you’re nodding your head, you have been living under a rock. Because that setting is the present day.… Read More »
Oh, that blissful yet nerve-wracking word – Retirement! A picture of serene, idle days with as much time on your hands as you have always dreamt of; but also that scary thought of having as little regular income as we do not even wish to imagine! Are you constantly baffled figuring out whether retirement is… Read More »
In all likelihood, you’ve heard all about why life insurance is important. But. something stops you from going ahead and buying it. It’s that little red devil on your shoulder that tugs at your ear, that weighs you down with the usual falsehoods surrounding life insurance, that feeds mischievous little pieces of advice (let’s call them ‘myths’)… Read More »