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.
Expense AccountMoney BoxMutual FundsUncategorizedJuly 26, 2016by Monika Halan0Banks selling own fund house schemes may not be good for you
Your bank may be selling you stuff they want you to buy rather than what you need to buy. Beware!
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 LiteracyPersonal FinanceJune 28, 2016by Monika Halan0Capability ousts financial literacy
Billions of dollars were spent on financial literacy and it did not work. Something similar is happening with financial capability.
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
Expense AccountMutual FundsPersonal FinanceMay 3, 2016by Monika Halan0Is mutual fund houses’ angst against pay disclosure fair?
There has been disquiet in the offices of asset management companies (AMCs) over the past week. The story began some months ago when the market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), proposed that AMCs disclose top management remuneration (salaries, perks, stock options). The first reaction within the industry was disbelief and then defiance—we...