Post the chaos faced by the virtue of Demonetisation, the Aam Aadmi of India was hopeful of a liberal budget. And the budget did stand up to the expectations of the Common Man to some extent. The Budget 2017 has brought some good news for the common man. Following are some key highlights of the

In recent years the India has emerged as one of the fastest growing financial services market in the world. This has been largely due to rising incomes driven by economic growth and increasingly informed customers with differing needs for financial services. The Life Insurance market in India has also grown very impressively over the past

Investing for children’s education, marriage, etc. occupy a prominent position in most people’s list of life goals. You have been saving and investing for these goals in order to ensure that your kid is not compromising because of lack of money and is getting prepared to lead a good quality of life. At the same

Saving money is one of the most important part of ­financial management for individuals and families. Our spendings have a direct impact on our savings but unfortunately, controlling spendings is a challenge for everyone. Many of us believe that saving money is a methodical, disciplined and largely a left brain process. But it is not

We have all made mistakes in past and most likely would also make mistakes in future. Making mistakes is not crime but is something human in nature.However, we must learn from past mistakes and failure to do so is most undesirable. When it comes to personal finance decisions, the best way of learning is by

Warren Buffet, one of the greatest investors of the world, the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, in his annual letter to the shareholders, presents investment insights, which are eagerly awaited by investors all over the globe. The annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders 2016, was recently released. It encompasses Berkshire’s performance, it’s operating units,

As kids we would have read the famous story of Alice in wonderland. In the story, she once reaches a crossroads and was not sure which road to take. A passing cat asked her where she wanted to go to which Alice replied “I don’t know!”. The cat then smilingly replied “Then it doesn’t matter

“Set your goals high and don’t stop till you get there” ~ Bo Jackson There is a strong correlation between your investments and your goals. To make life simple, every goal must have an investment attached to it. To justify its presence, the investment must qualify in two tests viz. it must mature at the

This was during the year 2009 – 2010. Mr. Shankar, Amit’s father retired few weeks back and he was enjoying his retired life. After retirement he got a hefty sum from his savings as PPF & Gratuity. One day, Amit & his father, Shankar was having a conversation – Amit – Dad, I am very happy

Ashish went to a nice restaurant for dinner with his 4 colleagues six months back. They had a fun evening and the bill for the dinner came to Rs 12,000, which was split between 5 of them. Manish paid the bill and the others had to transfer their share to Manish’s account. Everyone paid, excepting