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As parents, all of us want to provide the best possible financial future for our children. A lot of our financial planning is focused on leaving as much wealth to the next generation as possible. In doing so however, there are certain common mistakes a lot of parents make that need to be avoided. Image source Let us look at the...

The ‘Ten Commandments’, for those who do not know their Judeo-Christian mythology, were the laws to lead life by, handed down by God, who took the form of a burning bush to Moses on the summit of Mount Sinai. Perhaps the Ten Commandments of Personal Finance are not quite as dramatic or important, but will definitely stand you in...

Think about buying a home and the first thing that will cross your mind is getting a home loan. And for many of us in India, it is inevitable – how would you pay the crores needed to buy a house in one of India’s big cities otherwise? But suppose you do have the money to pay for a...

Every so often, we read about the radicalisation of Indian youth. It usually takes the form of an article about a young man or woman who has joined either the Islamic State (IS) or one of the many militant groups operating from Pakistan and parts of Kashmir. While the first cases thus reported – that of Mehdi Biswas comes...

India is the world’s 6th-largest spender when it comes to expenditure on defence. Despite this, it is common knowledge that a large part of our military equipment and weaponry is obsolete. Further, the risk perception for India is higher, since countries that are not exactly friendly surround it. Even those that were friendly have been successfully alienated in recent...