Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyMintMoney BoxPersonal FinanceApril 1, 2018by Monika Halan0Which money mistake grade are you at?
We all make money mistakes. But what level of mistakes do you make?
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMoney BoxPersonal FinanceMarch 27, 2018by Monika Halan0When decisions go from ‘How to’ to ‘When to’
We spend far too much time on the 'how to'. Time to include 'when to' in our life.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyMintMoneyMoney BoxPersonal FinanceJanuary 23, 2018by Monika Halan0Women fly higher when in charge of their money
How to manage money is a second order problem for women, the first one is to overcome the social and family bias against it.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJanuary 9, 2018by Monika Halan0Sebi’s 3rd consultation paper is work-in-progress
We need new road rules when the traffic volume and complexity changes. Financial markets are similar. India needs to distinguish between adviser and agent for mutual funds, insurance, pensions and other financial products.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMoney BoxPersonal FinanceJanuary 1, 2018by Monika Halan0Your money in 2018
A look in the rear view mirror to predict what lies ahead for your money in 2018
Consumer RightsExpense AccountFinancial LiteracyHindustan TimesDecember 30, 2017by Monika Halan0Why there is a bad smell about life insurance in India
Life insurance is destroying household savings in India. The regulators IRDAI and RBI are asleep at the wheel.
Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesMarketsPersonal FinanceRegulationDecember 12, 2017by Monika Halan0FRDI bill: Don’t worry, your fixed deposits are safe and banks cannot use them without your consent
Your deposits will be insured, just as they are today and there is an additional protection for depositors because the bail-in can be invoked, and your deposits be lost, only if you have given your consent to the bank when you signed the deposit forms. Bank deposits are the one true friend of a...
Financial LiteracyInvestmentsMoney BoxMutual FundsPersonal FinanceNovember 14, 2017by Monika Halan0Move over NPS, ETFs will eat your lunch
NPS lost the battle to a bureaucratic tinkering with product structure and costs. ETFs have come of age.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyMintMoney BoxPersonal FinanceOctober 3, 2017by Monika Halan0FY2018: The year of the mutual fund?
Highlights from the Mint Mutual Fund Summit 2017.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyMutual FundsSeptember 26, 2017by Monika Halan0At current real estate prices, should you rent or buy?
Rent or buy is the classic question that young people grapple with. Renting works in metro India today.