I read the book by Monika Halan a few years back. I regard this book as one of the best books on personal finance by an Indian author. Her style is very simple and to the point. She starts every chapter with an example which helps us to relate easily with the topic she discusses. […]
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Higher education in the best universities of the world is a dream for many of our children today. While the US and UK have been the sought after destinations for higher education, there are several new Universities India which can compete with the best Universities of the world. The cost of higher education has however
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Wishing you and your family a very happy new year! As we all celebrate to welcome the new year, let us focus on our well being. The year 2020 has taught us lessons of a lifetime. The importance of emotional health. When can we have good emotional health? Only when our family is healthy and
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What is Sovereign Gold Bond? Sovereign Gold Bond or SGB is a bond issued by RBI. It has a maturity duration of 8 years and pays 2.5% per annum interest paid half yearly. There is an early redemption option provided at the end of 5th, 6th and 7th years. It can be traded on the
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What is the EMI Moratorium? RBI has offered a moratorium on all the loans such as Home loan, vehicle loan, credit card outstanding and all other loan repayments. Under this, you as a loan customer of bank can opt for not paying your EMI for a period of 3 months between 1st April 2020 and
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My son who is 14 years old, broke his leg when he fell from his bicycle. He was in a lot of pain. I took him to the ortho doctor and got him a cast. When the doctor told that he cannot put any weight on the casted foot for 4 weeks, my son’s heart
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Why do you invest? To create wealth say some. To have more money say some others. To take care of retirement say another group. I too started to invest without knowing why I am investing. I too wanted to create wealth when I began to invest. However as I matured as an investor, I defined
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