The year 2020 was one of fear for our health, jobs and net worth. A small section of the Indian investors – those with the right exposure to equity and with a good blend of bonds and stocks – did well. The rest just looked on from the sidelines and wished they had the mindset...
Women are conditioned to stay away from money management but it harms their future selves to delegate this one thing
The Modi giovernment has made the use of ash difficult but has not been able to curb the generation of black money. This cash waits in the system without being spent or invested.
We bought the winners of 2017 in 2018. Don't make the same mistake in 2019 and rush into PPF, FDs and gold with all your money.
A short video series aimed at a better informed investor Episode 2: Indians love gold. But did you know that equity gives you a better return. Gold is good for diversification but the real lift to the portfolio comes from equity. Other links to the same video: https://www.livemint.com/Multimedia/8W7oFdc84Lr2L0Co9x6xFP/Worried-about-market-volatility-Monika-Halan-shares-equity.html Or watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mint.live/videos/1914557245327114/
This year will be remembered for the contradictions of the post-war world order manifesting in many ways. If 2008 was when the crack became visible, 2016 was when the fissure became too big to ignore. A series of global events point to the rising voice of those left hurting by rising inequality in the world...
Gold schemes from the government will work if the last mile is kept in mind.
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 Account, Mint Talk about money management to most women and you get the eye roll, the head shake and the disparaging half laugh that says—what, me, manage money? I get a variety of responses when I’m introduced as a personal finance writer. I get the self-deprecating confession: Oh, I know nothing about it—I simply...
Expense Account, Mint When I began researching why we count gold on the current account and not the capital account, I was simply seeking an answer to what looked like an illogical classification of a metal we know to be an asset. And as it is with most things, once you start pulling at a...