Ignorance is bliss. Whoever came up with this phrase would have been talking in a philosophical sense. In the real world, ignorance is not an excuse. Want an example? CORONAVIRUS. This pandemic has cost the world more than any other tragedy or calamity in recent memory. The government and ...
We hear everyone say save money for a rainy day. Most of us do. We have our umbrellas in place. But, what if rains don’t stop? Or, it keeps raining for days or weeks? Our umbrellas won’t be enough. We would need a raincoat and a solid roof over our head. What is your solid […]...
The stock markets are on a roll. Bech dun kya? The Sensex and Nifty, and even Midcap and Smallcap indices have been hitting fresh highs. You track your portfolio. You are elated with huge gains. Bech dun kya? You wonder to yourself. There is nothing wrong in booking profits ...
We the people of India celebrate Independence Day with a great spirit of nationalism every year. We remember the heroes who got us that freedom and often pledge to safeguard the hard-earned freedom. But does freedom only means keeping ourselves free from the rule of an invader or foreign e...
Hunting for newer investment avenues? Any luck beyond equities, debt and low-yield small savings schemes? Bitcoins, you say! But don’t you fear volatility? Can you digest 20-30 per cent freefall just every other day? Most of you cannot. Let us introduce you to a product that has become a...
You have a lumpsum amount to invest for the short-term, but you are not really sure which instrument to choose. The returns on FDs are too low. PPF is giving slightly higher returns but the lock-in period dissuades you. Need not worry! There is an investment product that may fetch you doub...
When I was a kid, my mother was my tutor. She would often ask me about the chapters I find tricky. Let’s start with that chapter only, she would insist. I hated it back then, I still hate it today. But over years, that approach became my habit. It helped. When we do not know ...
Never run behind a running train or a bus. We all have been told this by the elders. And rightly so. However, the reality is just the opposite. Whenever a train is beginning to leave the station, people run behind it to board. They have a such great practice that more often than not, they ...
