MoneyPersonal FinanceNovember 5, 2016by Monika Halan0Those stinky rich people
Middle class angst against the super rich is rooted in sour grapes. The key is happiness - does money buy it?
Expense AccountInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceOctober 25, 2016by Monika Halan0It takes decades to build a profession
Few people know that it took decades to turn a medical practice into a profession in the US. Financial planners and advisers will take at least 10 more years to get there.
Consumer RightsInvestmentsMoney BoxPersonal FinanceOctober 18, 2016by Monika Halan0Loans (and more) that ride on your digital exhaust
What does your digital exhaust tell about you? Enough that it is now a marketable commodity. Who controls it? Not you yet. But giving access to firms could get you loans.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceOctober 11, 2016by Monika Halan1Sebi says distributors cannot advise
Good guys suffer due to the bad guys. Sebi tightens IFA rules because some agents advise without being responsible.
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceSeptember 27, 2016by Monika Halan0When to fire your financial adviser
Questions to ask your financial adviser to find out if he is cheating you
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceSeptember 20, 2016by Monika Halan1Good that life insurance firms go IPO
Life insurance IPOs are here. Good for the market as big issues add depth. Good for third party scrutiny on the stock market of insurance firms.
Consumer RightsExpense AccountInvestmentsMoney BoxPersonal FinanceSeptember 13, 2016by Monika Halan0Why the Wells Fargo story matters to us
Regulators in the west are not shy of imposing large fines on the financial sector. Indian regulators behind the curve.
Consumer RightsFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMoneyPersonal FinanceUncategorizedAugust 24, 2016by Monika Halan0Finding evidence of banks mis-selling
Columns, blogs, edits and podcasts around the mystery shopping paper that found banks mis-selling rampantly
Consumer RightsExpense AccountInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceUncategorizedAugust 16, 2016by Monika Halan0Here is proof that banks mis-sell
Regulators were in denial about mis-selling. I went out and got the evidence that they mis-sell. Terribly.
Personal FinanceAugust 2, 2016by Monika Halan0Buying mediclaim is hard but harder is to know if it is any good
You need 65 two hour days to read through the brochures before you can buy medical cover. The regulator does not make it easier.