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How to Start a Recurring Deposit Using ICICI Bank Online Savings Account

If you are not a very high-risk taker, you might be a bit afraid while investing in Share Markets or Mutual Funds. In such a case, there are some other types of investment like Fixed Deposits, Recurring Deposits and some Post Office schemes which have proved to be a much safer call although they don’t…

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Factors To Keep In Mind For Your Retirement Corpus

‘Life begins at retirement’. How true! In the old days, people spent all their working years waiting to retire at sixty, so that they could do what they always wanted to. In today’s times, thanks to the high stress lifestyle, people are looking for an ‘early retirement’ at age forty-five or fifty, tops. They want…

Stealing from the Gods – Quantative Easing the ancient Greek way

Gold has always been popular in troubled times.   During the Peloponnesian War (around 431 BC) between the Athenians and the Spartans, the Athenians melted down the gold from the statue of Athene in the Parthenon in order to issue an emergency gold currency.   It’s a fashion that has continued ever since.   Recent…

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9 Tips to Remember When Choosing a Financial Advisor

Choosing a financial advisor is an important step, for most people, to creating more wealth and financial security. Whether you’re a minor investor who just wants to keep your assets safe or have several thousand dollars to invest so that you can watch them grow, a financial advisor can help you do these things. Remember,…

The Miracle of Compounding Returns – The Eighth Wonder

Some of the greatest minds in the world have marvelled over a simple, but extraordinary forceful concept – the power of compounding. Einstein called it “the greatest mathematical discovery of all time” and “the eigth wonder of the world.” The economist John Maynard Keynes described the “awesome power of compounded interest”. The Concept of Compounding…

Getting through the personal budget minefield, one step at a time

Most people get more mental exercise than they want when it comes to dealing with personal budget issues. The problems can range from real nuisances to quite genuinely baffling situations where they may be wondering whether they need a financial adviser or an astrologer. Some things, like home insurance, may be basically simple in themselves,…

The ETF effect – How investors can upgrade portfolios and stay out of the rat race on markets?

Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, have been making big inroads into the mutual market. There’s currently estimated to be over a trillion dollars in fund management around the world, and managed funds are paying a lot of attention to their performance. ETFs are portfolios of funds, with unit prices valued on the basis of the…