well portfolio construction for a retired person has to be done far more carefully than for a person who is working towards his / her retirement here is an article i wrote for Indian express http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retirement-and-portfolio-construction/749682/
Not sure about how many readers will agree with this…but this is my view. There are many problems in India, and surely many, many financial problems…….however I think these are the 3 major problems: a. People underestimating retirement requirements: Many 45 year old people whom I meet underestimate their pension requirement. Not just underestimate, but […]
Well that is for you to know or understand, but you can do one thing – Approach your Job like a business! Companies across the globe operate in much the same way. They go into business, manage their expenses and try to turn a profit.They have a business plan – and it is called a […]
However is a good list of resolutions that you can make – it is really useful if you made it already, just reiterate it, and follow it! So here it goes 1. I will write down my financial goals – NOW, IMMEDIATELY. 2. I will convert a big portion of my savings into investments – […]
Last week I was speaking to a friend who has just retired – and is likely to get a few million in retirement proceeds. Make no mistake she is rich and not really dependent on this amount of money. Her husband earns very well and they are what can be called “upper middle class” by […]
Book review of ‘Retire Rich- Invest Rs. 40 a day’ The best thing I liked about this book review is it was written by a very smart 21 year old (she is not yet 22). Her dad felt she could have done a far better job (she is far more talented and this does not […]
If you do not understand the basics of a subject..statistics do not help you. So if you do not understand investing..it becomes easy for the salesman to tell you a story..with numbers.. If you understand cricket you will appreciate the examples: Inzamam Ul haq.. has a better batting average than Sachin Tendulkar in New Zealand. […]