I have a friend who says whenever he gets a raise – or around that time – his father has some demand worth Rs. 30-40k come up. It could be remodeling his furniture, change of a/c, new washing machine, …a vacation etc. His father used to work in a private sector company and retired as […]
Some questions plaguing parents about money have been the following: 1. Should I delay my saving/ investing for retirement BECAUSE I am saving for my children’s education ? 2. Should I dip into my Retirement kitty to pay for my children’s education ? Sadly in the Indian context education is just a broad word I […]
Let me start with a caveat. I do not benefit at all if you invest in equities. Or if you buy real estate. Or if you keep your money in banks or LIC. I am indifferent to what you actually do. Why should it impact me at all? Except that in a kinda roundabout way […]
this was written in 2007-8 and appeared in an abridged form in moneycontrol …. Hello, Congrats on the nice job you have got! With a degree from an Ivy League school this was a nice job to land. I know you have majored in Finance and are hoping to make money by the tons. […]