Myth: Time in the market is more important that timing the market. This says that the longer you stay invested, the more chances of you making money. Again, only partly true. Good investors know that timing is all. While no one can call market peaks or troughs correctly all the time, we all can figure […]
There is no research in India done on topics like why people borrow, or how people invest…but here is an attempt at guessing…. 1. People borrow to buy assets : buying a car, a motorcycle, a house…..etc. requires sums of money that a person may not have, so borrowing becomes a must. 2. To pay […]
At what age should one retire? How much money should a person have for retirement? Is retirement an age or a sum of money? Are there any great activities that I love to do which is PULLING me towards retirement or is the calendar PUSHING me towards retirement? These are questions that an individual […]
Recently got a copy of Amar Pandit’s book – Bill and Penny’s Money Adventures. There was no point in trying to do a book review. So I asked my daughter to read it and WRITE what she understood. I was quite impressed – first of all to get a 9 year old to read a […]