Doing an article for the New year is easy. Just go to the article you did in the previous year…and change the year. However is a good list of resolutions that you can make – it is really useful if you made it already, just reiterate it, and follow it! So here it goes 1. […]
Stash away that bonus! If you belong to that class of employees who gets a bonus at Diwali time, lucky you! Today you would be sitting on that bonus in your hand and the whole family would have a claim on that. Who are the claimants on this bonus? Lots in fact! Thanks to the […]
http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ “Whatever I do, my weight does not come down” and “Whatever I do I cannot reduce my expenses” – are commonly heard statements. If you are a doctor, a wealth guide, a financial planner, …you hear both of these statements. Normally people do not write down diligently what they earn, spend and invest. Similarly […]
A few days back I had posted some financial resolutions. I had promised to do a follow up on the same. Here is the first part of the promise. The resolution no. 1 was: I will write down my financial goals. I am sure, you are thinking Oh My God, this is boring. Sure. Success […]
Suzie Orman runs a popular program in the US of A which is simply titled “Can I afford it?” wherein people call in to ask “Can I afford a second hand Mercedes which costs me $ 45,000?”. Then Suzie sizes up the situation checking up whether the person has some money in her/his savings account, […]
Do you want to know the real secret to successful investing? It’s a deceptively simple little thing called an investment policy statement, or IPS. An IPS spells out an investor’s investment philosophy, asset-allocation targets, and expected results. It also lays out a plan for how the investor will monitor his or her portfolio. We will […]
An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a travel destination – said Ralph Seger. When Alice asked the cat in the famous tale – Alice in Wonderland- where should i go. The cat says it pretty much depends on where you want to go. Alice says it does not matter, the cat […]