What a topic to write on…on Women’s day! Right? Hell, no. I just choose this title because I think many women will search for this line – and hey I have your attention, do I not? Well here is a list. Believe me..if I had said what MEN should know about money, the list would […]

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There are a few words which when a financial planner says looks cool. If my planner said them to me, I would look for a new planner! What are the words? 1. I will give clear, and UNBIASED advice! After 30 years in the trenches of the financial services industry I have not been able […]

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A few days back Safalniveshak posted a comment saying his friend’s father was cheated by an agent who had sold him 192 schemes in 192 folios. He called it bad and disgusting. Let us look at the whole process. A mutual fund or a life insurance company gets a LICENSE to do business in their […]

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here is what I said on Cnbc TV…about investing in Mutual Funds…. there were 3 people asking questions…and clearly they were investing nice amounts for long periods of time. I think all 3 did not understand the POWER of compounding. the first caller was investing Rs. 15000 pm for a period of 20 years..and wanted […]

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  Many clients, students, readers and friends call back saying “This xyz person is offering me 36% returns on life insurance policies” is it possible?” Sometimes they send me a mail…and the company could be anything from A to Z… My answer has been “The fact that you are asking me shows you do not […]

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Today sadly, there is no pension plan which meets all your requirements. For example Templeton and UTI (both asset management companies) have a pension plan – and it is a one size fits all type of a plan. Typically a pension plan should have various options at the ACCUMULATION stage – when a person is […]

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Look at some of the excuses that people give for not making a will: – I have a lot of money, but so do my kids. They will not fight for Rs. 50 lakhs. So true. I heard of a family which fought for Rs. 50, 000 crores, I am sure you did to! – […]

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