Why are Oil Prices Going Down?
The oil price has fallen by more than 40% since June, when it was $115 a barrel. It is now around $60 per barrel Ok, this is something we ha...
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
The Current State of Real Estate Market in India
Real Estate has always been a preferred avenue of investment for Indians and will most likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future. ...
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Are You Ready for the Fastlane?
The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco is unlike most personal finance books. DeMarco explains that the road to significant wealth isn't...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Your Path to Financial Prosperity – One Step at a Time…
Have you ever wondered, no matter how much money you make, the yearly pay raise, the promotion etc, somehow you always end up with a deficit...
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Seven Deadly Investment Mistakes… Watch Out!!
Ok, the title sounds a little crazy or even scary but, hang on with me here. By the end of this article you will know exactly why this artic...
Sunday, October 26, 2014
NRI’s Read This – Service Tax on Money Sent to India
Are you an NRI or know a friend or family member who sends money to his/her family every month? Easily 80% or more of NRIs send money regula...
Monday, October 20, 2014
How to set-up Apple Pay
Apple has today released iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay support. This is Apple’s new mobile payment platform that takes advantage of the NFC capabi...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
In our quest for investment knowledge it is best to learn from the best. Renowned investor, Warren Buffett, has said that his investment st...
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Does My Portfolio Need Equity Investments?
This is a question that every investor has in his/her mind. Many of us stay away from the equity markets because of fear that we might lose ...
Friday, October 3, 2014
Finally Some Relief for the Indian Tax Payer
Over the past many years as a blogger, there haven’t been many articles that actually made me smile wide while writing. Well, for this one, ...
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Things To Do – Before Availing a Home Loan
Last Week, a friend of mine here in Singapore was talking to a bank salesman about a home loan. I also happened to join this discussion with...
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Valu-Mart Student Discount on Tuesday 10% Off, Waterloo Ontario
As of September 2014, the 10% student discount at Valu-Mart in Waterloo, Ontario has changed to Tuesdays. Tips to save on groceries:
Saturday, September 20, 2014
A New Investors Guide to Mutual Fund Investments…
All of us work really hard and it would be unfair if our money/investments aren’t working as hard as we do. To force our money to work h...
Monday, September 15, 2014
How do launch numbers for iPhones and Samsung Galaxy S phones compare?
The numbers are in, and the iPhone 6 pre-order numbers beat every model of the Galaxy S - by millions of units - even with the Galaxy S numb...
Friday, September 12, 2014
iPhone 6 Pre-Order Tracker
( Apple Store as of October 29th, 11:30 AM EST) US AT&T iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus 16 GB 64 GB 128 GB 16 GB 64 GB 128 GB Gray 7-10 days 7-1...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Some Simple Tips To Save Money
With Inflation and Cost of Living going out of the roof these days, we are all striving really hard to Earn More or to Invest Wisely or to P...
Friday, September 5, 2014
Who is a Wilful Defaulter
This term - "Wilful Defaulter" has been making rounds for the past week especially because one of the richest men in India Mr. Vij...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Tips to get the Most out of your Insurance Agent
When we take the term Insurance Agent or Insurance Adviser, many of our friends will come up with dreadful stories of poor service or being ...
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Everything You Want to Know About Your CIBIL Credit Score - Explained!!!
Though a Credit Score is extremely common/popular in the developed nations, this is still a fairly new concept in India. Yes, almost everyon...
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Some Common Misconceptions About Home Loans - Know The Truth!!!
Buying a house is a lifelong dream for many of us and since making a down-payment of many lakhs to buy our dream-home is not practically fea...
Monday, August 25, 2014
Great News - Universal Account Number for PF Accounts - A Reality!!!
If you are a salaried employee and have gone through (or seen a friend do so) the process of actually transferring your PF Account from one ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
SBI Life Smart Wealth Builder - A Quick Review
With the Bull Market in full swing, Insurance Agents and Bank Officials have started convincing investors that ULIPs are the best way to go....
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Welcome to the World of Income Investing
Yes, You Can Be a Successful Income Investor by Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth is a great introduction to income investing. This book covers th...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Should I Pay Transaction Fee On My Credit/Debit Card Transactions?
A couple of days back, there was an article about the new "RuPay" card and payment system that is gaining popularity (slowly of co...
Monday, August 4, 2014
RuPay
Ever since the new "Payment and Clearing" system called RuPay was introduced, there have many articles in news papers & magazi...
Friday, August 1, 2014
Have You Started Planning Your Taxes Yet??
August is here and one-third of this financial year is almost over. Most companies have started asking its employees to submit the supportin...
How To Be a Responsible Citizen
There is a lot of talk these days about Black Money. There is a lot of talk about how Black Money is plaguing our economy and affecting it. ...
Monday, July 28, 2014
Safe Investment Havens of India
India is the Land of Miracles and Indians are a special breed. We want “Safety and Security” in everything we do. In fact, up until a couple...
Monday, July 14, 2014
2014 Indian Budget – The Good, Great and Awesome!!!
In the last article, we covered the points from the 2014 budget that were Not So Good and also why I felt that way. One of the things I had ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014
The 2014 Indian Budget Review – The Not So Great Aspects
Dear all, yesterday I posted an article covering the “Highlights” of the Indian Budget that was presented yesterday in the Parliament. It wa...
The 2014 Indian Financial Budget - Highlights
The Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley presented the new BJP Governments maiden Financial Budget today in the Indian Parliament. With expecta...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The Indian Railway Budget 2014-15 - Highlights
The Railway Minister Mr. Sadananda Gowda has just presented the Railway Budget in our Parliament. The purpose of this article is to give you...
Monday, July 7, 2014
What is Black Money?
There is a lot of talk these days about Black Money and about bringing back our Black Money from foreign tax havens isnt it? Though many of ...
Monday, June 30, 2014
Great News for Credit Card Customers
Almost all of us own one or more credit cards and in fact, in this electronic age, finding someone who doesn't use a credit card is real...
Friday, June 20, 2014
Can I Become a Crorepati with my Current Salary?
Have you ever though about becoming Rich? Right from the day we first learnt about money, one thing that keeps flashing in our minds is to b...
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Annuities - Good or Bad?
Annuities are one of the popular investment options these days especially for people who are on the verge of retirement or who are already r...
Sunday, June 8, 2014
What to Expect from the Indian Stock Market - In the Coming Weeks
The past 2 months have been really crazy for the Indian stock market. The Sensex and Nifty have have gone up by almost 20% this year. In fac...
Thursday, June 5, 2014
The 2014 FIFA Football World Cup
This year, Brazil is going to host the FIFA worldcup event. Football is arguably the most popular sport in world and the next 6 weeks are th...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Tough Times Ahead for Infosys
Exactly 1 year ago, on 3rd June 2013, I published an article titled "Can Mr Murthy work his magic with Infosys this time too?". In...
Sunday, June 1, 2014
RBI Brings Cheer for Citizens!!!
The Reserve Bank of India has brought a lot of cheer for citizens of India. Of late, banks are being advised to implement newer regulations ...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
The Most Comprehensive Financial Guide for Women
Dear Readers of this blog, I am happy to inform you that my next book titled "The Most Comprehensive Financial Guide for Women" is...
Sunday, May 4, 2014
The Most Important Thing - Book Review
"The Most Important Thing" by Howard Marks is a bit of a misnomer, it should be entitled the "Most Important Things" sin...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
An NRIs Guide to Rental Income in India
Yesterday one of my colleagues here was talking to me about his house in India. As he is working in Singapore, he has actually rented out hi...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Index Fund Investing
There are a lot of options out there when it comes to investing your money. The RRSP deadline has recently passed and those of us who have c...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The New Universal Account Number - Great News for Salaried Employees in India
Most of us would have switched jobs at some point in our careers and in all probabilities our colleagues would’ve advised us to withdraw our...
Monday, March 17, 2014
Should You Invest in the Goldman Sachs PSU ETF Scheme?
Goldman Sachs, one of the worlds leading Investment Banks is coming up with a new ETF Scheme that aims at investing in the large Public Sect...
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Some Last Minute Questions About Income Tax Planning and Filing Tax Returns – Answered
March is almost mid-way through and we have 3 weeks until the financial year comes to a close. February end was probably the deadline most c...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Subrata Roy Sahara and the SEBI Fiasco With Supreme Court – Explained!!!
The past few days have been very busy for the Sahara Family. The Patriarch Mr. Subrata Roy was arrested over the weekend and is currently un...
Monday, March 3, 2014
Bad News for Investors – SEBI Lets Us Down
The past month can be considered as really bad for Investors from India. The IPO Market has been very silent over the past few months due to...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Some Common Tax Filing Mistakes
As we inch closer to March 31st the time we have left to complete our Income Tax related formalities is just getting shorter and shorter by ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Brown Bag Savings
Hi frugal friends, sorry I haven't been posting cash saving tips lately. Since finishing school and entering the "real world",...
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