For many people doing their MBAs and CA there is always a challenge in defining financial services. Let us see what all financial services includes in India (as of now). Well it includes the following: Banking Life Insurance General Insurance Capital Market Services Mutual fund Leasing Hire Purchase Securitization Credit Rating Venture Capital Factoring Services […]
Many of my posts are based on the Financial Planning / Mutual fund training class that I do. One question that normally people ask me about where to keep their emergency funds. I do give a variety of answers, but here is what I have done: A friend who is an investment adviser has a […]
What is a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)? An SIP is simply; a method of investing a fixed sum, regularly, in a mutual fund. It is very similar to regular saving schemes like a recurring deposit. An SIP allows you to buy units on a given date each month, so you can implement an investment / […]
Are we in a bear market or in a bull market? Frankly nobody has been able to answer this question when the market is on! 3 months or 6 months later everybody will tell you that “May 2008 to Oct. 2008” we were in a bear market, however now we are in a bull market. […]
As a financial planner I do spend a lot of time with 16 year olds working in call centers, media companies, banks and so on. When I am with them and discussing their problems, the one question that often comes to my mind is, “If these guys cannot make their monthly salary stretch one month, […]
When it comes to buying any asset – I am using the word loosely there is a tendency to borrow. Borrowing actually helps you immediately by allowing you to buy beyond your means. The problem with most things we buy is that once we buy it, it ceases to hold any attraction for us. That […]
There was a group of monkeys who had recently re-located and had a smart king. He had protected them from many dangers and was liked, feared and respected. In the new location there was a big lake – and looked inviting. However the king was smart and had warned them against it. He had told […]