Buyer Beware “The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one”. This proverb cannot be over emphasized as a buyer needs to be on his guard whenever he or she choses to make a purchase of goods or services. Investors to be Aware Financial Planners are here to provide professional assistance to investors, whereby […]
Which approach is better in managing Mutual Funds? Top Down Vs Bottom Up
Listen to this article Introduction Mutual Fund managers are like gardeners who use different techniques to ensure that the money entrusted to them by the investors, grow and blossom well. Investors may not know what such techniques are, but may be keen to get an overview of the methods applied to manage Mutual Fundss. Let […]
5 Important Statistical Tools to Select a Better Rewarding Mutual Fund
Listen to this article Introduction A mutual fund’s performance and risk can be ascertained by many statistical tools. Among the Mutual Fund tools are risk & reward ratios, which help to ascertain the level of risk and reward associated with a particular mutual fund in a given circumstance at a point in time. Let us […]
What Not to do While Planning for Retirement
According to Sander Levin “Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings.” This may be true in some countries and/or some individuals, but in others, where the social security system is not as robust, or the pension fund and personal savings are not adequate, […]
How to be Savings Friendly in today’s world?
India, unlike many developed countries of the west, is more savings friendly. By being savings friendly we yearn to save more out of our disposable income, irrespective of the level of our earnings. Warren Buffet advocates that one should focus on savings first and then whatever is left should be spent. Having said that Indians […]
A Quick Guide on Fund Repatriation by NRI after Property Sale: Ways and Means
Listen to this article Among the many apprehensions that NRIs’ have about investing in property in India , one is about the ways and means of repatriating funds back to their country abroad, after the sale of a property. Any NRI investor, while investing in property in India, should ideally chalk out the process from […]
