Expense AccountPersonal FinanceMay 13, 2014by Monika Halan0When you want to jump on to an aircraft that’s taking off
Don't jump onto the rising market. You'll fall and then blame the market.
Expense AccountUncategorizedMay 7, 2014by Monika Halan0When you have Rs.20 trillion of cheap money, why reform?
Financial repression in India means that the government colludes with banks and insurance firms to keep retail investors in negative return products. Who'll give up Rs 20 trillion of cheap money?
Consumer RightsExpense AccountPersonal FinanceApril 29, 2014by Monika Halan0Non-advised retail financial products are usually toxic
An average middle class person needs to choose 10 financial products. To research each one will take him two lifetimes. That's why we need a seller-beware market place where advisors are responsible for sales.
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 AccountApril 15, 2014by Monika Halan0Corruption in low places
It is the every day corruption that corrodes the social fabric of a country. The most difficult to get rid of, petty corruption is the acid that kills the community.
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 AccountWomen and moneyMarch 4, 2014by Monika Halan0Women are under-confident about investing. And that’s good!
Women make for better investors once we step away from the pull of traditional stereotyping.
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 AccountFebruary 18, 2014by Monika Halan0Sebi’s anti-competition hike
Turning over the recommendations of its own committee, Sebi hikes the net worth requirement for mutual funds from Rs 10 crore to Rs 50 crore. Anti-competitive move.