Page 9 - Financial Planning

App-based trading, investing in stock market: Easy, but limited options

Proper financial planning can be done only by having a mix of asset classes

Few simple steps on how to fix your financial mess after festival splurge

Many would have racked up debt this Diwali, using credit cards and consumer loans

How a sinking fund can help you meet predictable one-off expenses

The cost of buying a new AC, doing up your house or planning a vacation is spread out over the entire year instead of hitting your budget hard in one month

Retirement planning: Start early and save corpus for a 90-plus lifespan

Equity and debt mutual funds, NPS, EPF and PPF are some of the key instruments you should use to build your retirement corpus

Financial strategies for freelancers to deal with irregular income flows

Before you begin, set up an emergency corpus and buy adequate life and health cover

Good, bad and ugly of incentives by financial firms an investor must know

You need to be discerning enough to be able to protect your best interest

This Father's Day, organise your dad's finances: All you need to know

Give priority to retirement savings over children's education or marriage

Five financial rules of the thumb to keep you safe when you start out

They are not sacrosanct but will act as safeguards, especially when you are starting out

Be prepared to pay for advice while doing financial planning. Here's why

While a do-it-yourself approach in direct plans will help you save money, there is the risk of making poor investment decisions and suffering loss of capital

Here are the five crucial financial tasks you must complete before March 31

Financial planners say that you should ideally plan your investments from the beginning of the financial year

Here's some expert advice to help you take charge of your money life

This International Women's Day, resolve to take responsibility for managing your finances

Reader's corner: Financial planning

It is always a challenge to have a regular income as well as growth of funds

Want to financially safeguard your kids and parents? Here's the plan

Couples having to take care of both kids and parents should buy adequate insurance and begin investing for long-term goals at earliest

Nuts & bolts of securing the financial future of a child with special needs

The financial planning here is markedly different from the kind done for a normal child; make sure you have enough tucked away -- and safely -- for your little one when you're no longer around

Your financial calendar for 2019: Follow a single goal every month

Chances of staying true to your goals tend to be high when you do not lose the sight of what you set out to achieve

Reader's corner: Life insurance

A joint life insurance plan comes handy and has several features offering benefits of two separate policies in a single plan

Financial planning: Smart money moves to make after retirement

Here are some money management steps to follow after your retirement.

How does inflation dent your financial planning?

Inflation hits your financial plan on multiple counts. It impacts your future cost of living.

Put in the work needed to teach your children financial responsibility

By beginning to train your child early, you can inculcate the habit of saving in her

Readers' Corner: Financial planning

A good portfolio shall comprise of large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap and a few sectoral schemes as well