LIC has been a household name since it was created in 1956. Expectedly, there is a big buzz around its IPO. – Published in the Quint In a bid to replenish the public coffers that have been drained out by the pandemic, India is planning one of the biggest IPO listings ever. On 13 February, the state-run...
The BJP government has focused on keeping the economy on the growth track rather than any short-term populist wins. -Published in the Quint Impartial observers of the Modi government, and especially of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, were not convinced by the pre-budget expectations that Budget 2022 will be an election budget that will fork out...
Budget 2022 should lend a helping hand -Published in The Hindustan Times Give workers a two-year PF contribution holiday; extend the ₹5 lakh health insurance to the ‘missing middle’; and make the buying of government securities under RBI’s direct scheme tax free The political view is that Budget 2022 will be an election budget...
AIWMI announces India’s best finance teachers. https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/accountancy/aiwmi-announces-indias-best-finance-teachers/article36332904.ece AIWMI announces first ever annual edition of India’s Best Finance Teachers (IBFT) 2021 The Association of International Wealth Management of India (AIWMI), a not-for-profit organisation and a globally recognised membership association for finance professionals, released its inaugural annual edition of India’s Best Finance Teachers on the occasion...
This article is part of the series 30 Years After: Review and Renew the Reforms Agenda. At the heart of the complex web of bits and bytes that is the modern financial system is the ability to exchange and transfer capital (money) between various participants in an economy. Borrowers, lenders, investors and entrepreneurs form the...
Insurance has been the buzz word ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. In the special show ‘Smart Money’, CNBC-TV18’s Sonia Shenoy spoke to Sumit Rai, MD and CEO at Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, and Monika Halan, Author of Let’s Talk Money, to understand what is the protection cover that one must have for one’s family....
This is a bit morbid, but extends your duty of care even when you are not there anymore. In my book Let’s Talk Money, the chapter on Life Insurance asks you to do this exercise to figure out what the family’s life looks like after you are gone. Shut your eyes and imagine you are...
Do not rush into anything. Slow and steady steps will take you towards a more secure future. Even though we believe that we will not be able to live without a loved one, the physical body has a routine that will prevail. The running of the house too has a rhythm that will ask to...
It helps to have a list of things we are searching for and know where to look We’re trying to reconstruct the money life of the person who is suddenly not there to look after all the things that needed to be done. In this piece, I discussed the seven important people to contact as...
How to retrace the digital footprints of the deceased This is a series to help reconstruct the financial life of a person who is no more. While death never came with just old age, but the Wuhan virus has brought the fragility of life right into our homes. In this piece, I discussed the seven...