Dreaming of early retirement on your terms? Discover the F.I.R.E. movement and why customization is crucial in achieving financial independence. Check out our latest blog to learn how to tailor your journey and avoid following the crowd blindly.
Have you ever wondered about the nature of goals and how we arrive at them? Let’s explore these fundamental questions. When it comes to financial goals, we at Gaining Ground approach them uniquely. We don’t just assign a monetary value to these goals; we delve into our clients’ backstories. Why, you ask? Because goals aren’t […]
As a mother of two kids – an 18-year girl and a boy of 10 years old – I am delighted to write this blog on how best to invest in your child’s future. This journey means the world to me. And the tips I’m about to share with you are very personal. They come […]
Unless I walk the path, how can I be the torch bearer. I’ve been thinking about this recently. And goals. Goals are the guiding star when it comes to Investment Planning. I help families to define goals. The defining goal is like what you want to achieve with the money. Defining a goal – making […]
Canara Robeco Equity Hybrid fund can invest in equity and debt in 75:25 proportion. It brings the best of equity and debt asset class. The equity portion helps to get returns, and the debt portion provides a cushion. An aggressive hybrid category is less risky than a pure equity fund but can potentially offer equity […]
Data suggests that over 50% of HNIs are unable to remain invested for even two years. This factoid made me think about something I wrote a few months back on Do Nothing Investing. I remembered a couple of our client stories – build on this philosophy, or they never bother to change the allocation. Do […]
How much wealth you should leave for your children? And Why?
This one is for all you yogis, meditators, and Buddhists out there. You want to achieve enlightenment? The key is not in down dogs and green smoothies. The key is budgeting. I know that sounds crazy. But take it from Thich Nhat Hanh, “budgeting leads to enlightenment.” I’m just kidding, Thich Nhan Hanh didn’t say […]
Attitudes about money are formed at a young and impressionable age, says Uma Shashikant. We were at a store. A young family was shopping. The mother picked up an expensive bag and examined it fondly. She looked at the price tag and sulked, but refused to move on. The father shook his head in disapproval. She […]
Sometimes branding is everything in life. Life insurance didn’t take off until they changed the name from death insurance. Escargot sounds more appealing than eating snails. Global warming might be more concerning to more people if they called it planetary destruction or something that’s not so warm and fuzzy. Budgeting probably has the worst branding […]