Online Goal Calculator, again? Don’t we have enough already! What’s different? Questions, Questions and Questions! And that’s what the difference is about Big Questions – Unovest’s goal calculator. Well, for starters, this is 2021 edition. Read on. Am I on track for my retirement? When can I call it quits and start doing what I […]
Retirement Planning – Who cares?
We are living in an age where very few of us want to think about retirement leave alone retirement planning. This is an age where jobs are not fixed or assured and you are likely to change jobs multiple times. In fact sometimes we change careers wholesale. I know of a software engineer who now runs an adventure travel […]
5 financial must-dos for married couples
What do married couples do when it comes to their finances? I recently asked a female member of a team I am working with, “So, how do you make your investment decisions?” “Oh, that is taken care of by my husband” was her very prompt answer. Well, I wasn’t surprised! When I look around at my friends, family, […]
Questions on market crash, financial plans & investments
The VUCA world is now alive and kicking in its full form – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Throw in some irony too! Imagine, we have the cleanest air in decades and yet we move around wearing masks. Well, I know that you are concerned about your investments in equity or equity mutual funds. And […]
Small savings getting smaller – PPF, SCSS interest rates cut
[The fool’s take] Feel proud! You are a solider too. You are finally making a contribution towards the economy. As your small savings become smaller, the govt coffers will be relieved to fight the bigger menace. On a serious note, this is what happened. Interest rates on small savings were slashed across the board. Before […]