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The Big 5 Money Questions- How well can you answer them ?
We are all looking to build a financial masterpiece for our lives. Things may not be perfect today, but perfection is what we are all in pursuit of. But where do we start, and how do we get ahead? Questions are the answers. In his best-selling book The Behavior […]
Slow And Steady Capital
All of us grew up reading and thoroughly believing the moral of the ‘Hare & Tortoise’ story. But then we all grew up and ‘life’ happened. Sadly, ‘Slow and Steady’ soon got replaced by ‘Fast and Crazy’ as the new winning mantra. For the past 50 years, Fast […]
PERCEPTION v/s REALITY
Of all the ‘laymen’ explanations on inflation that I have read over the years, this has been the most interesting. In a 2008 article, master investor, Ajit Dayal, explains inflation in simple samosa terms. In 1980, it probably cost you Re 1 to buy one samosa. Today, it […]
eBook Edition of our CEO Mr. Amar Pandit’s Latest Book – Now Available on Flipkart
“The Only Financial Planning Book That You Will Ever Need” Digital / eBook Edition now available Click Here to Read Sample: http://goo.gl/4vSez5 Leonardo da Vinci said “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Complexity is often overrated. It is the simple things that are also the most effective. In almost every facet of our lives – including financial planning. It is our […]
Buy Low | Sell High = Dumb
“Buy Low – Sell High.” Is one investment advice which is: Clichéd, Misunderstood, Abused. Abused. Because I can quote reams of data and statistic on how investors behave quite the opposite. Be it any asset class, be it any corner of the world, investors pump in money when the market tops and push the panic button […]
Goals v/s Everything Else
Begin with the “WHY?” Ask yourself these questions: Why are you earning, why are you saving, why are you investing?? I highly doubt you said, “So I can beat the SENSEX.” What you probably said was something like, “So I can send my kids to college,” or “So I can retire early,” or “So I can […]
It Takes Two to Tango
Shared values, co-operation, careful planning and meticulous execution are some of the elements that can help married couples achieve financial success. Ritu is a dentist with a flourishing private practice while her husband Ajay is an executive with one of India’s top manufacturing conglomerates. With earnings of above Rs 3 lakh per month flowing into […]
If you were Warren Buffet – Would you Buy this Property?
There are two parts to any real estate deal. The HEADS Side of the Coin The often over-rated part of the deal is the PROPERTY itself. When it comes to buying real estate, logic often flies off the window first. Followed by common sense. As investors, we often focus on the […]
The Sensex has reached 20,000 now what?
Don’t we all just love Carl Richards !! As an expert in the field of Financial Planning, Carl has done a huge favor to the entire investor fraternity by simplifying a knotty (yet crucial) subject: Behavioral Finance and turned it into powerful, simple to understand ‘Napkin Sketches’ in his best-selling book: The Behavior Gap The […]