The happiest person is the richest person, and why wouldn’t we be happy if we had Richie Rich’s mansion, safes and robot maid? ‘Being rich’ is a relative term, however, two common factors which determine the richness of a person are the amount of savings and investments. But, a 10-year delay can destroy your ‘get-rich’ plan.… Read More »
Does the very thought of applying for loans, insurance and credit cards create a huge dark cloud over your head? Do you feel demotivated upon reading the first few lines of financial jargon that seems to make sense only to lawyers and astrophysicists? Do you want to access the incredibly lucrative world of investments… Read More »
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 »
When Frank Sinatra sang ‘Fly me to the moon…’ he probably wasn’t thinking that we humans would actually make living on the moon possible. Although that plan is for a couple of years away, you could always start saving up to make it to the moon. Tax saving investment plans could just be the… Read More »
Magic tricks and illusions are really difficult to understand until someone gives away the secret to it all and breaks the illusions. Figuring out why different banks react differently to RBI’s rate cuts might seem just as difficult to understand but here we break the illusion for you. It All Comes Down to Cost … Read More »
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 »
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 »
No matter how savvy an investor you are, a little certainty of returns from the investment portfolio adds to your comfort. If equities give wings to your portfolio, fixed income instruments offer stability and certainty. Therefore, it is important to have a right mix of debt and fixed income investment options in your portfolio. Prateek… Read More »
In cricket, batsmen who have played long innings often go back to the pavilion ‘retired hurt’. Not very different from what most working professionals do when they reach the end of their career – they end up retired and hurt. Financially hurt, that is. So, why do many Indians face a retirement crisis? First, India,… Read More »
In India, bling is the only king. The women want more of it in their jewellery, the wise advise saving it for the bad times and rich offer it to god so that they can stock up more. The truth is we just can’t do without gold. Despite the government begging them not to, Indians… Read More »