This is a cheat sheet on what you need to know about personal financial planning. I cannot blame you if you are already feeling overwhelmed about the kind of financial stuff being thrown at you! Let us get the basics right: 1. Personal financial planning is SIMPLE. This does not mean it gets done, but […]
7. Confirm tenure is appropriate: “The insurance representative offered me an endowment policy for 30 years…and at age 44…I am wondering how will be able to pay the premium after I retire…what should I do Subra?”. GENUINE READER QUERY…My answer is a separate post….will do it soon. Here it is: Appropriate tenure of a risk […]
I have always held the view that you should have your own medical and life insurance – do not trust your company to cover you sensibly. Most general insurance (medical) decisions in corporate India is a finance and HR decisions. Rarely, if at all are they equipped to handle this decision. Let me give you […]
Insurance is mandatory if you have a car! If your car is worth insuring what about other assets? Most doctors need at least some insurance to be in place as part of their overall financial plan. The question is how do you work out what insurances you need, how much and what for? And […]