Retirement

In an earlier article, we were discussing whether buying a house or saving for retirement is important. After all, all of us want retirement homes when we usher in the sunset years. The last thing you want is a mad struggle to meet your day to day expenses and on top of that pay rentRead More

In India, we pride ourselves for our family values and joint family support system. But the urban culture is creeping in all corners of India. “Independence” has become a catch word for not only the younger generation but also for the senior citizens. Today’s grandparents want to live life on their own terms and doRead More

My Gupta asked me the other day- ” I am 51, should I start retirement planning now ? Am I late starter ?”. The question prompted me to think on how to do retirement planning for late starters but before we go there, is 51 late in starting ? Given all the basics of personalRead More

Are you a retiree who has parked his/her retirement corpus into investment avenues so that they can be used judiciously to supply you your expense each month ? If yes, read on to understand the negative impact of retirement portfolio returns. Most of the way retirement calculation is done by novice investors is at theRead More

Old age is a time when most people should sit back and enjoy life. After having slogged for 60+ years, its time one takes it easy from the humdrum of the day job and spends his/her time with hobbies. However, retirement can be cherishable depending on how one’s health is; how one’s financial planning isRead More