Do you often travel abroad on business or leisure? Here's a simple guide to help you keep a track of how much you spend, swipe and withdraw from international ATMs.
In this interview with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, Ashok Kumar E R, the CEO and co-founder of Scripbox shares some more interesting observations about the way Indian women make financial decisions and offers advice on how, with the apt guidance and information, they could do a lot better.
Do not splurge your annual bonus or luxuries. Instead plan how you can optimise it to meet your long-term goals.
'We met on a Mumbai local some time ago, but the lessons she taught me about money management and life in general have stayed with me,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
Wealth management seems to have moved from family office solutions to CXO office solutions.
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John Bogle figured that cheap mutual funds, which just mirrored indices with little tracking error, would be a useful vehicle for wealth creation, recalls Devangshu Datta.
Despite misgivings about India's economic performance, investors have not lost faith in the country's long-term growth trajectory.
Focus will shift to midcaps/smallcaps and firms with lower leverage, believe analysts.
The comments come within a month of the arrest of seven people, including the chief executive of LIC Housing Finance by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the scandal.
This is a shift as until recent months, fund managers were reducing exposure to these sectors.
This Children's Day, groom your child to be financially responsible, says Arun Thukral, MD & CEO, Axis Securities.
'We did not know we would one day dominate nearly 70 per cent of the market.' 'Today, of 100 diamonds available for trade in Antwerp, 93 are cut and polished in India.' A fascinating excerpt from Shantanu Guha Ray's The Diamond Trail: How India Rose To Global Domination.
The greatest investors not only make a fortune off their success but they also help millions achieve similar returns.
A woman can do many wonderful things if she wishes to, and one of them is to grow her money.
A majority of fixed income investors expect the fiscal deficit to stay close to the government's target of 5.5 per cent or lower in the year to March 2011, according to a Fitch Ratings survey of money managers at asset management companies, life insurers, pension funds and banks.
Given its focus on the real estate sector, financial planners feel this scheme is not meant for first-time investors and any investor should only have 5 to 10 per cent exposure to this fund.
Empathy, creativity, and ability to deal with failure are just some the skills that will prepare students for the future, says Ajinkya Potdar.
Although this may not be music to Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya's ears, the real reason in my estimation for their quitting is expatriate over-sensitivity, intolerance or arrogance, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Do remember that though the banks insist that all co-owners of the property should also be co-applicants in a joint home loan, the reverse need not be true.
Those just starting their careers should avoid adding to their liabilities, especially if they already have an education loan. They should think hard before taking a car or home loan.
In fact, observers say ever since RBI moved to quarterly statements in 2005 during YV Reddy's term, the governor's life has become like that of a company chief executive -- both have to grapple with these quarterly statements, adding to the stress of an already hectic life.
A more methodical and balanced approach to all asset classes depending upon individual risk appetite is among the best way to create long term wealth.
Here's how you must teach financial literacy to your children.
Amid lowering of bank deposit rates and falling yields from traditional investment vehicles like gold and real estate, investors are fast shifting to financial assets. The MF sector is emerging a clear beneficiary of this trend.
K P George, a financial planner and money manager, is contesting as the treasurer of Fortbend County, a suburb in Houston, Texas. Though he faces no opponents in the Democratic primary, the fight in November will not be easy in the predominantly Republican area.He is not unduly worried. The demography is changing fast. Currently, almost 17 per cent of the population is Asian and the number of Indian families in the area could be about 12,000, he said.
'Everybody fears them and rightly so. Who in his right senses wouldn't fear these agencies?' 'They can take away everything in seconds with near zero recourse to law.'
Estate Planning is not a simplistic exercise and requires a lot of introspection by the individual or together as a couple. It becomes a little more complex if there are minor children involved. One must start thinking about estate planning from the moment one starts working and has dependents.
European investors face billions of dollars losses in the wake of disclosure of 'Ponzi' scheme run by Bernard Madoff, now being investigated by the American authorities.
The disgraced money manager's victims include a who's who of wealth and celebrity.
They are making switch to the high-growth alternative investments fund industry, reports Pavan Burugula.
For at least 13 years, big and small investors alike turned over their money to Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh, two New York money managers, in the belief that an "enhanced equity index" strategy was reaping them profits.
This does not necessarily mean that macroeconomic data will improve dramatically. Growth and employment could depress for a while. The markets are, however, unlikely to bother with absolute levels. They will cheer a situation in which the numbers don't get any worse and show the mildest promise of improvement.
'Attractively priced' stocks, healthy debt ratios, plus solid manufacturing prowess position Korea to profit from growth in China and the Mideast.
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Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan on how employees can use fringe benefits in their salary to help save tax.
What should you do if you have too many loans on you and you are unable to service them? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.
Having more debts than one can handle is not a hopeless situation. Respite is available in the form of debt counselling and also with the law
Although value investing produces higher average returns than growth investing, this does not occur with much consistency from one investment period to another.
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