8 timeless money lessons reiterated during the pandemic
For most people, the last few months has been a never-before experience. Whether it is about finding out how secure is your financial position in this crisis, or about understanding what is really important for you versus isn’t, or about looking for new opportunities in an otherwise generally hopeless time, it has been a period…
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What the recent Olympics can teach us about managing money matters
In the past weeks, the 32nd Olympics, Tokyo2020, provided the world with sporting excellence and entertainment on display across a range of disciplines. For avid sports fans, these two weeks were exciting days, merrily switching live-streams across events as diverse as hockey, gymnastics, track & field, badminton and golf. While there were winners, we discovered there…
Read articleFind out how smart were your money decisions in the last 12 months
My recent article was about how just like we frequently do a stress test as part of our regular health check-ups, we also need to periodically “stress-test: our personal financial health to check preparedness for financial calamities. While many of us thankfully may be financially secure and prepared for calamities, we nevertheless can still do better when…
Read articleHow to be better prepared financially for the “wars” in your life
While we make extensive plans for most eventualities, something suddenly happens that takes us by surprise and throws all our plans haywire. Take the last 12 months itself as an example. In a way, we live our lives largely assuming things are going to be peaceful and are usually well prepared for peace-time events. We…
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Explained: Five money mantras to become financially free
At its simplest, Financial Independence means “having enough money so as to never work again for the rest of your life”. But as you would agree, neither is life simple, nor is it as predictable and straight-forward as one would like it to be. This effectively means that as you go along your life journey,…
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Why portfolio risk and asset allocation matter more than investment returns
A friend was talking to me recently about an interaction he was having with some others, where there was a furious debate on about where to invest, as well as which asset classes including geographies would deliver better returns going forward. As you would agree, this particular topic of debate is not uncommon at all…
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