Most of us earn a living, and we work to earn a living. So salary is also a big help in the process. However creating wealth is not just a function of our salary. It is a function of mindset. In case we decide that in the long term we want to create wealth we […]
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, […]
Buy Morgan Stanley growth fund. Yes the same close ended mutual fund that people choose to hate. Let us look at the logic. MSGF a fund by Morgan stanley fund house is a good well rounded large cap fund. Whenever a fund house launches itself it starts with a large cap fund. So this close ended fund […]
When I conduct financial seminars – business and personal finance, many people think the fees is too high. My only take is if you think financial education is expensive at 20k for a session, please analyze the cost of financial ignorance! That is really high. Financial education is about being more careful. Financial ignorance can […]
Uma Kannan is a good friend and an ex- blue blooded MNC banker. She calls herself a housewife, and is a great parent. Here she is taking potshots at her own ilk. She says when she was with the bank, she was a “rogue deal seeker” but she felt good in calling herself a relationship […]
The effect of Damodaran removing loads on mutual fund has been good for Life Insurance companies if the first cut or reaction is to be believed! Many planners who were avowedly against Unit Linked products are now recommending UL products whole heartedly – well almost! What the future holds one knows not, but watch this […]