Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyMintMoney BoxPersonal FinanceOctober 3, 2017by Monika Halan0FY2018: The year of the mutual fund?
Highlights from the Mint Mutual Fund Summit 2017.
Expense AccountMoney BoxPersonal FinanceSeptember 16, 2017by Monika Halan0Missing that fire in the belly
Pushed to the edge of the cliff, we learn to fly. But what happens to kids who grow up with all their needs and desires fulfilled? Where's the fire in the belly?
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyMintMoney BoxMutual FundsPersonal FinanceSeptember 12, 2017by Monika Halan0Managing cash flows for those with fluctuating income
Doctors, lawyers, consultants and self employed face uneven income flows but stable expenses. How to manage your money box.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceAugust 29, 2017by Monika Halan0Need supply side solutions to solve the household finance problem in India
Indian households are not stupid. It is the market that is broken
Residential real estate remains hugely overvalued in Indian metros. Gross rent ratios are at 40-44 and yields are at 2%.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMoneyMoney BoxPersonal FinanceAugust 8, 2017by Monika Halan0Being Zen in frenzied times
You are not alone in getting hard-sold by fraudsters and cheats in suits from the financial sector. In all these frenzied scenarios, keeping calm is the key
Expense AccountInvestmentsMintMoneyMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJuly 25, 2017by Monika Halan0Bubble trouble, a pension plan and Facebook foes
Markets are too high, I will wait for them to cool down before I invest. Nifty broke 10,000 and Sensex is at 32,000, is it too high? We’re in bubble territory for sure. Markets are in an overdrive—this ends badly. Markets are looking ahead and pricing in the structural reform the government is doing. Goods...
Expense AccountMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJuly 18, 2017by Monika Halan0Inflation is falling but it still hurts the retired
Inflation hits the retired both when it rises and when it falls. Rising prices hurt, but so do falling deposit rates.
Consumer RightsExpense AccountMoney BoxPersonal FinanceJuly 11, 2017by Monika Halan0Banks to make good the money you lose to online thieves
RBI makes the banks liable to pay when you lose money online due to no fault of yours.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJuly 4, 2017by Monika Halan0You need 18 to 35 times your annual expense at age 60 to retire
Whatever route you use - income multiplier or expenses, the corpus you need at retirement is a large number