Expense Account, Mint At the height of the economic and market boom, a friend on a defined benefit pensionable job in the government was being wooed by several firms in the financial sector. This was before the Pay Commission and he took home all of a quarter of a lakh each month. The move to...
Expense Account, Mint No, this is not about what this column expects the new government to do for financial sector reform. It is assuming that these are going to be fast-tracked, and along with new products and services, consumers of financial products will bear the burden of too much choice. In his book The Paradox Of Choice,...
Expense Account, Mint I’ve learnt to treat questions that include soliciting stock tips and my prediction for the stock market as feeble male attempts to include me in their conversations at social dos. I’d actually much rather talk about dogs, kids and trade hummus recipes. Anyhow, the one question I do take seriously is one...
How much is enough? What does money mean to you? Some money essentials.
Expense Account, Mint One of the reasons the new pension system (NPS) had got good previews before launch was due to the tiny costs the scheme carried. However, newspaper edits this week suggest that there is fine print to be looked at and that the product is not as cheap as touted. The criticism also...