Won’t say Angelina Jolie is expert at budget, especially after hearing that her marriage ceremony with Brad Pitt cost millions, but this caught my eye when she said this in an interview with CNN in 2005- “Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third.” – Angelina Jolie Now, I am a huge fan ofRead More
All Questions Answered on Retirement Planning – Part 3
The work of Retirement Planner is not juggling you in different asset classes and hope to see results. There are some time-tested theories, which are used by them to achieve desired results, by minimising the risk, choosing the asset properly and rebalancing these asset classes. No, it is not like your normal investments – itRead More
Budget 2016 : The New Things, Changes & Impact
The extra day (29th Feb) of 2016, was well utilised as I love following important events. Well, I could not get more as both events belong to subjects close to my heart… movies and finance. I woke up to 88th Academy Awards (Oscars) and ended with decoding Budget 2016. This Oscars ended 20 years wait forRead More
All Questions Answered on Retirement Planning – Part 2
This is the second part, where all your questions on Retirement Planning are being answered, we plan to dig deep in terms of planning the retirement. There are questions like what’s the correct age to retire, what time plan should be implemented, who can assist me in planning etc… here we start one by one:Read More
All Questions Answered on Retirement Planning – Part 1
At the edges, it all falls apart, is a common saying but with a deep meaning. When it comes to retirement, if you are not planned to face the real world, life can be hard for you and family. So this time, I have tried to play question and answer session with myself and haveRead More
Automated Savings Plan
Aren’t these two words “Savings” & “Automatic” antonyms? Can savings happen automatically? My answer is with you – No. Savings do not happen automatic because of the very human nature of “pleasing yourself first”. One tries to dodge all hard functions first and tries to shift/delay the real painful measures. But we all know savingsRead More