ESG investing for dummies
Environment, Society and Governance are the 3 defining factors that revolve around the strategy of ESG investing. Companies that are aligned with ESG norms and score high on these 3 non-financial parameters are considered as sustainable businesses in the long-run. The Strategy Environmental – An organization is scored on basis of their friendliness to the […]
The basics of Multi-Asset Investing
Every asset class performs differently in diverse market environments, each offering its own risks and return potential. Investing in a single asset class exposes your portfolio to the risk of the performance of a single asset class. These risks are termed as Idiosyncratic Risk which include sector specific investments or a particular company’s stock, etc., […]
Rebalancing to stay on track
If you adhere to basic investment advice that every experienced or even novice investor doles out, you would know that it is prudent no to put all your eggs in one basket. Eggs here refer to your investment and the basket is the financial instrument. The diversification of assets across varied instruments is referred to […]
5 Mistakes that Women Make When it comes to Money
In modern times, women are financially independent and increasingly earning more income. Improved life expectancy, early retirement, break in the career to pursue personal goals; all contribute to the need of having a systematic financial plan. But, women tend to be more conservative in their approach towards financial well-being. Lack of confidence, financial illiteracy, age […]
Benefits of being financially free
We associate financial independence with not relying on monthly salary and living paycheck to paycheck. But along with financial benefits there are also other perks that people might sometimes overlook. Along with being financially free, you also become emotionally free devoid of constant worry about money. Here are some benefits that being financially free brings […]
Active vs Passive Investment
Savings and investments are a must for everyone. As inflation leads to price rise of essential commodities, your balance should also be in line with the increased expenses to maintain headroom for making financial provisions. Therefore, savings are not enough and investments have become necessary. With investing you have the option to either be an […]
Priceless Money lessons
Our life is the ultimate outcome of choices and decisions we make. We all learn making better decision with experience. As a parent we want our kids to learn from our experience so they don’t make the same mistake as we did. We all want to give everything best to our kid’s best education, luxurious […]
Savings vs Investments
At the end of every calendar year, most of us have a similar new year’s resolution – prioritizing our health. While some choose to diet, follow health tips from celebrity nutritionists, I was simply lured in by the heavy discount offered by a gym in my vicinity. Although I was very excited to start my […]
P2P Lending
While we know a lot about lending, P2P lending is fairly a new concept for us which got a little attention quite recently when RBI notified, that peer-to-peer lenders (P2P) companies will be treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). What is P2P Lending To put simply Peer-to-peer lending is a new method of debt financing: […]
Help your daughter become a financially independent Woman
Every parent wishes the best for their daughter. You may have taught your daughter to count. But now, it is the time to teach her what counts, which is ever so important. The societal image of women is that of being financially dependent on someone else – their parents, guardians or spouse. This daughter’s day, […]