Saurabh Mukherjea highlights a growing financial strain among affluent Indians, revealing that many struggle with savings and lack emergency funds despite high incomes. A significant portion aren’t saving adequately, with a surprising number having no emergency fallback. This is coupled with ambitious goals like buying homes, starting businesses, and early retirement, creating a mismatch between aspirations and financial preparedness.
The Quest of the Simple Life An excerpt from The Art of Spending Money By Morgan Housel Dr. Dan Goodman once performed LASIK eye surgery on a woman looking to ditch her glasses. The patient returned for a checkup a few weeks later, despondent. She said the surgery ruined her life. There was nothing wrong…
Retirement Planning In 1947, an average Indian lived for just 31 years. Today, our life expectancy is around 72 years – and steadily rising thanks to better medicine, nutrition and hygiene. Good news: We are living longer. Bad news: If you haven’t planned your retirement circus, this is a very expensive show. Why retirement is…
5 retirement planning blunders that could turn a comfortable retirement into a financial struggle  Most Indians either start retirement planning too late or don’t plan at all, hoping an abstract retirement corpus will be enough. But once retirement arrives, that comfortable nest egg might fall short. Here are five critical mistakes that could leave you…
Don’t try to get rich twice Warren Buffett once gave a talk to a group of MBA students at the University of Maryland. A student asked the Oracle of Omaha to name some common errors successful people make with their money. Buffett told the class: “Anyone who has become rich twice is dumb. Why would…
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