The first financial product that I bought (around two decades back) was an Aviva ULIP policy. The amount of time I spent in choosing the p...

Many banks ( recently ICICI ) have started providing facility to do " card-less cash withdrawal " from ATMs. The idea is similar...

Yesterday I met an old friend after a long time (lets call him 'S'). Some four years ago he purchased a flat in Bangalore Sarjapur...

Recently I got an email from my company (US listed company) about ESPP program, which allows employees to purchase the company shares at d...

I recently read this wonderful article on Jagoinvestor, but having been gone through this experience, I have my own twists to these tips....

Quick Post:  I read an interesting CRISIL report (Sep 2014), which compares diesel vs petrol cars for regular consumers. The crux of ...

RBI circulars are not typically " news worthy " items for common man, but it's new circular on Wilful Default created lot a ...

I am not really into buying a house (see here and here ) and definitely not multiple of houses, especially via home-loan route. I have se...

[This is a guest post] What You Can Learn About Finance from the Ironman Movies         Created in the 1960s, Iron Man was far from bei...

You may have seen hundreds of books on personal finance, but very few can really cover the entire breadth of personal finance topics, that a...

Do you feel the temptation to go cashless and start swiping your credit cards, but in the back of your mind, you’re also apprehensive that ...

[ This is a guest post from Sharon Freeman. The article has not been modified except for some formatting changes to suit this blog .] Fo...

SIP or Systematic Investment Plan has long been touted as a silver bullet for retail investors, especially for those who want to start inves...

This is a guest post by Robert McCafferty promoted by Guest Post U. The content and ideas belong to the author and post is only edited fo...

This is a guest post by Taryn Beckham promoted by Guest Post U. The content and ideas belong to the author and post is only edited for vis...

A must read article by Deepak Shenoy!! Some snippets Insurance products are incredibly complex, despite their heavy regulation. Financ...

After a week of applying for birth certificate , I finally got it. Here is a snapshot of my baby’s birth certificate   I really imagine...

I was recently blessed with a baby in Manipal Hospital Bangalore. It is now more than a month after home-coming and as a first time parents...

Personal Finance is no longer an esoteric topic that is confined only to “experts”. This can be seen by the ever increasing number of Indian...