When boys are young they are asked – When will you become a man? Sadly people think becoming a ‘Man’ is attaining a particular age. If that is so then all boys will become men. I think attaining maturity is the sign of a boy becoming a man. Here is a story of 3 young […]

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I was recently at a conference for students – and was addressing about ‘ABC of Money’. ABC of Money is a program which is meant to introduce you to Goal setting, Quantifying Goals, Mathematics of Investing, Compounding, Annuity, Risk Profiling, Mutual Funds, Life Insurance, Retirement Planning and Record Keeping. It is a comprehensive program and […]

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This Children’s Day, I could have started saying “Pandit Nehru was born on 14 Nov. 1889 at Allahabad. He was fond of roses and children…hence this day is celebrated as Children’s day…!!” However, lets us see what we can teach our kids about money… These given pushy parents and super pushy media, there is a […]

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So here is Children’s Day – a good day for parents and children to take stock financially speaking! Most parents like to think they are helping their children by helping them financially. Especially if you are doing well – but in many cases even if you are not doing so well. Take the case of […]

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I have never been able to handle this question! When do you teach your kid about eating? About brushing teeth? About taking bath? You do not. They just learn about all these things. So if you do take your 3 year old to the shop regularly, the kid sees what you are doing. Yes you […]

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7 money lessons to teach your kids Tell your kids, ‘Money is the root cause of all good!’ Of course, the line is from Ayn Rand. We are in the grip of an exam fever with all parents busy with an ‘open day’ in school before the examination. Then, there will be a vacation – […]

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