This is from experience – the advantage of meeting 5000+ people is enumerated here 🙂 1. Have a realistic expectation from the financial planner 2. Know what to expect from a planner 3. If you do not have your data in an organized manner, the planner is not likely to spend time organizing it and […]
Or Why you do not need an investment consultant ! If you need bypass surgery, you should find the most qualified surgeon available. If you’re getting sued, you should hire the best defense lawyer in town.These 2 are fairly obvious and I do not think you can do your own root canal surgery, brain surgery […]
this article appeared in money mantra….as a lead story on inflation. Inflation is perhaps one of the least understood risks in investing. Understanding the power of small numbers is not easy. That is the reason why people find it difficult to understand the impact of compounding too – after all inflation is just negative compounding. […]
Sounds funny but we may have reached a state in our lives that we need coaches for many things. It is not far away that a Wedding Planner will include ‘pre-wedding’ arrangements like doing a medical test for the bridal couple, arrange for a session by a financial planner – on how to manage your […]
Two interesting conversations with two different Independent Financial Advisors was very interesting. It is worth mentioning here! Normally the word cheated or cheating is assumed to be associated with the client being cheated, but in these cases it was the adviser who was cheated. When I started my articles for doing my Chartered Accountancy in […]
Financial inclusion, Financial Advisory, Financial planning, Financial planner, Financial literacy….vow these are the catch words today is it not? And all the financial product manufacturers, bankers, websites, etc. are now getting into all of these in some form or the other. It is politically a great sales pitch. However it reminds me of an English […]
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 […]