Government securities go retail. RBi sets up household finance committee and IRDA accepts that banks mis-sell.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMintMoneyPersonal FinanceUncategorizedJuly 12, 2016by Monika Halan0Plenty of bad news but markets are up. Should you worry?
Markets don't seem worried about local and global events. What's going on? Could it be the new steady retail flows through institutions are giving markets some stability?
When an agent talks about an 18% return, in a Ulip it means a return of less than that.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMoney BoxMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJune 21, 2016by Monika Halan0Would you buy a policy or a fund on Flipkart or Paytm?
Should India allow financial products to be sold on ecomm sites? India will be the first country to allow this.
Behavioral EconomicsExpense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsUncategorizedJune 14, 2016by Monika Halan0A strong rope allows you to jump off something high
How we deal with risk in our lives depends to a large extent on our growing up years.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMoney BoxMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJune 13, 2016by Monika Halan0Plenty of bad news but markets are up. Should you worry?
RRR exit, hmmm. Brexit, meh. Shrugging off plenty of bad news, the Sensex hit an 11-month high this week. What’s going on? The story for India is the thickening of the retail equity pipeline, not directly in stocks, but through institutions such as pension funds and mutual funds. Sustained flows of retail money is coming...
Expense AccountInvestmentsMoneyPersonal FinanceJune 7, 2016by Monika Halan0Financial well-being is a system and not a get-rich-quick strategy
Managing money is not rocket science but what you need is a plan and not a quick fix
Systematic investment plans work because they mirror our earning rhythms.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMarch 1, 2016by Monika Halan0The EPF tax in Budget 2016 will cost you, but not as much as you thought
Middle India is up in arms against the promosed tax on its fully tax exempt retirement vehicle EPF.
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceFebruary 29, 2016by Monika Halan0Taxing the rich in a poor country
India's Budget for 2016-17 taxes the rich Indian, gives small tax breaks to the less well off but taxes the Middle India retirement EPFO.