Inflation proof your income and investments in Retirement
Who doesn’t want to retire early? Have you ever asked yourself this question – What should I do if I want to retire earlier? Here are five easy things that you can do to retire early! The sooner you focus on doing them – the earlier you will be able to retire. 1. Retire all […]
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I got inspiration to write this article as I was thinking about my own retirement and how I should go about managing my money for it. But before I got started on actually making and executing a retirement plan (which I will detail in my subsequent blogs), I realized that I had to ensure that
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I have been in financial services for over three decades now. As I was reflecting on my career, a question crossed my mind, “What would I have done differently at the start of my career (in terms of investing), if I had all the knowledge and experience that I have today! Would I have invested
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All investors suffer from what we call the “Home Bias” in behavioural finance. Investopedia defines Home bias as the tendency for investors to invest in a large number of domestic equities, despite the benefits of diversifying into foreign equities. Since India is seen as one of the favourite markets for global investors to invest in, this bias becomes even
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Once you are past age 50 (or even a little bit earlier), you start thinking about how your life after retirement will be. One of the most important questions that you need to answer is regarding your finances. Do I have adequate money for retirement? Is my current investment portfolio positioned correctly? How will inflation
Is your Investment Portfolio aligned to your Retirement needs? Read More »
Is there anyone who does not want to learn investing? Who does not want to make a fast buck? Hey.. that is not investing. That is gambling. This blog is about insights on investing. If you want to make a fast buck or get an investment tip, this blog is not for you. My investment
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In the last post we had a cursory view of Protection. We now move to the world of investments. As I had indicated in my previous blog, most financial investments would fall into the following broad Categories Debt or Equity. There are so many choices to make and hence it may be a good idea
Key Questions to ask before making an investment decision? Read More »
In my last blog I had requested you to put together a summary of your current investments. The broad summary was under the headings Physical Assets (Gold & Real Estate), Protection, Fixed Income and Equity. Let us start with Protection. You must be wondering why start with Protection? Well, the answer is simple – the
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In this post I would like to share some insights on the journey that many of us go through while investing. If you are employed, it all starts with your first salary. Your employer would like to credit your salary into your bank account and there you are at the bank to open your bank
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