In our article today, I will try to list the different types of investment avenues available in India where investors can put in their money. The figure shown below is pretty self-explanatory. However, I will quickly explain the specifics. Indians can invest broadly into five categories of investments – Equity, Debt, Real Estate, Commodities andRead More
6 ways to teach your child about money management
When was the first time your child asked for his/her pocket money ? How much did you pass on to him ? In today’s world of earn-all-spend-all attitude of youngsters, the kids lay their hands on too much money too fast for them to digest. This way, saving and investing is something that a childRead More
Young ? Split up your term insurance
If you are between 20 to 30 years of age, what is your strategy of buying term insurance ? Most of the insurance companies will provide term insurance for a maximum of 30 years and till 60 years of age. So if you are young, should you go in and buy a term insurance forRead More
Craziest reasons for buying a stock !
I firmly believe that most of the ordinary investors burn their hands with direct trading on the stock market in the long run. You could still make money in the short term by directly buying stocks – and I term that luck. One could have the ability of making money from the stock markets, however,Read More
Summary of One up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
Here is a summary of One up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch – this is one of the best books you could ever lay your hands on. Peter Lynch argues how jokers like you and me could find hidden gems in the stock market much before the bigger jokers of Wall Street can if weRead More
Two must haves for every investor – Life Insurance and Emergency Fund
Emergency Fund and Life Insurance are two things that every investor must always have in his financial planning exercise. We, as ordinary investors, depict different financial behavioral habits. Some investors are known to spend every dime they earn (and yeah, we can’t call them investors!); others will save a lot of their monies but won’tRead More