Expense AccountPersonal FinanceApril 22, 2014by Monika Halan0Gold or land or equity? It is not ‘or’, it is ‘and’
Compare returns over 10-15 years across equity, land and gold to see what wins over inflation. Don't forget to count all the costs.
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceApril 9, 2014by Monika Halan0It’s sweet 16 for my PPF account
As i liquidate my PPF account, 16 years after I started it, much has changed. But am I glad I began investing when I did.
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceUncategorizedMarch 11, 2014by Monika Halan0So you think you missed the market rally. Again.
Use this bull run to begin your investment plan and not to buy the hot stocks that won. Sensible investing is the mantra and not jumping onto last season's winner.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedFebruary 25, 2014by Monika Halan0Why the global insurance industry is wrong
Online sales is the way forward in financial products. But watch the insurance industry fight it back. Why would they want a more transparent system?
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedFebruary 11, 2014by Monika Halan0Dhan Chakra or the life cycle of your money box
Stop thinking about the products to buy to get a high return. Construct your money box instead and fill it with sensible products.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceFebruary 4, 2014by Monika Halan0Regulators need to be more Captain Kirk than Mr Spock
Financial sector regulators need to be more like Captain Kirk than Mr Spock because markets are not perfect and neither are people machines.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceUncategorizedJanuary 21, 2014by Monika Halan0Don’t wait till you get to the hospital to buy medical cover
We wait for the emergency to hit before we begin planning for it. Bad idea. Be the ant. Nothing stops you from being a cool ant.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceDecember 31, 2013by Monika Halan0In 2014, work towards making the God of Small Things smile
Don't get trapped by the hot stocks in 2014 headline. Stay safe. Stay boring. And make money for the long term.
Expense AccountPersonal FinanceNovember 19, 2013by Monika Halan0From a wannabe MF, the NPS should go back to basics
To take a great financial product and corrupt it takes a particular bent of mind. We're seeing it happen with the NPS in India.
Consumer RightsPersonal FinanceNovember 12, 2013by Monika Halan0Sebi gives RBI a chance to clean up mis-selling by banks
Regulatory turf wars hurt consumers of finance. Mis-selling mutual funds by HSBC Bank fell in the cracks between RBI and Sebi.