Category Archives: Financial Literacy Series

Financial Industry to Realize Financial Literacy will Help Business

Over the last year or so, there has been a sense of disquiet relating to the mis selling of financial products. Much of the complaints have been directed at distributors of insurance products, who are ever so keen on pushing … Continue reading

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How to set off Gains & Losses & Tax Planning

Losses on various financial transactions can be set off against gains, which leads to reduction in tax liability. Gains and losses are a part of the investment game. But while gains always bring a smile to the face, losses make … Continue reading

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Saving, Investing and Spending Approach

Ideasmoney shares an interesting story about a friend on Saving/Investing Regularly It’s a story about a guy who got a car ( worth almost 7 Lakhs) out of just 70,000 which he invested a decade ago and left with some … Continue reading

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Thin Line Between Insurance (ULIPs) and Mutual Funds

The area under consideration today is availability of insurance along with mutual funds; and this is likely to remain in the spotlight because of huge attention focused on the area. An investor needs to distinguish the position with respect to … Continue reading

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Financial Planning is not given due importance. Why?

What is the fundamental reason why people avoid personal finance? We can think of three reasons. One, there is an information asymmetry in this industry. That means that the seller of financial products knows more than the buyer and he uses … Continue reading

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Popular Posts on Personal Finance Online Weekly

Here are the popular posts on India’s first online weekly on personal finance. How to select Tax Saving mutual Fund Why should we invest in Mutual Funds? Top Mutual Fund schemes based on 5 year returns Top Five Equity Linked … Continue reading

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How to Deal with Your Financial Fears

Simpla Dollar is an amazing blog on Personal Finance and this post can help all of us deal with our financial fears I think this is actually a pretty normal thing for most people. We all have areas where we’re … Continue reading

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