The unrealistic retirement plans of the middle class
October 3, 2017When an acquaintance of mine did some serious home buying and child education planning with me, he refused to even discuss retirement. He felt the retirement figure I discussed was…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: HDFC Medium Term Opportunities
September 20, 2017Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. HDFC Medium Term Opportunities is a long-term debt fund. It earns its returns through interest accrued on the…Continue Reading
Think you don’t have enough to invest? You do!
September 15, 2017Thanks to the general rise in financial awareness and the Mutual Funds Sahi Hai campaign by AMFI, most people now know how important it is to invest in mutual funds.…Continue Reading
7 Reasons to start a SIP
September 7, 2017SIP – it’s the word you come across every day, in newspapers, online, hoardings, pamphlets, conversations with friends, colleagues or even neighbours. It seems like the word of the season,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced ‘95
September 6, 2017Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. A new entrant to the Select Funds list in our June quarter review is Aditya Birla Sun Life…Continue Reading
BUT… the three letter word stopping you from becoming wealthy
September 1, 2017This three letter word has become such an ingrained part of our lives, we don’t even realize it’s stopping us from growing, from being better than we are. Here are…Continue Reading
The easy way to pick-up a good financial habit
August 18, 2017It takes anywhere from 18 to 254 days to make or break a new habit, experts say. That means you need to spend at least 18 days (and probably much,…Continue Reading
FDs are not as risk free as you think
August 14, 2017SBI, Bank of Baroda and more recently Axis Bank cut their savings bank rate to 3.5%. This may mean that the already low FD rates may also dip further. Most…Continue Reading
How to go from Rs. 35 to Rs. 35,00,000!
August 11, 2017Title caught your eye? Well, it’s true. We did the math and you can actually make Rs. 35,00,000 from Rs. 35, and it’s easy! But before we tell you how,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: ICICI Prudential Value Discovery
August 9, 2017Short on time? Listen to a brief overview of this week’s review. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/337126332″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] ICICI Prudential Value Discovery has long been an investor favourite.…Continue Reading