Before reading this article, hope you have read the first one - "Decoding Financial Advisers - Part 1". We covered few scenarios on the usual suggestions made by the financial planners/advisers. In this article we cover the few more such scenarios. • “The number you have called is not responding to your call” • “I’ve sent several mails but not received a satisfactory revert on my query. The agent was so prompt initially. Now I am not getting any service from him.” • The adviser should always … Read more… about Decoding Financial Advisers – Part 2
Decoding Financial Advisers – Part 1
This is a guest post by Jayant Bhat. He has over 7 years experience in life insurance and reinsurance field as a senior financial underwriter and risk analyst. Jayant has been writing guest articles on this blog and you can read his previous article called "Are you investing in the right way?". You can know more about Jayant and his Sarthak Money here. ----------------- The last 15 years have shown the world what India means to them. The world has seen the hidden talent of Indian citizens when … Read more… about Decoding Financial Advisers – Part 1
Republic Day… So What?
Any working class Indian would cry foul if national festivals like 'Republic day' falls on a weekend. Because, we need such holidays to skip work on a weekday and pamper ourselves with sleep till noon or go out with loved ones for a movie or even a day trip etc., If we all dig our memories back to schooldays, do we ever care NOW to think and remember all those famous people who made our country for what it is today? Forget all that, do we have time to participate in any local event where our … Read more… about Republic Day… So What?
Seagate BlackArmor – USB 3.0 HDD
Seagate has launched a new 500GB external hard disk drive (HDD) called BlackArmor PS110. This drive has support for USB 3.0, which means the data can be transferred at 100MB per second compared to 30MB of current USB 2.0 standards. This product was introduced at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas this year. I am prompted to buy one for sure. My good old 120GB Maxtor drive has gone out of free memory to add any new files, it is high time to get a new one with bigger storage capacity. … Read more… about Seagate BlackArmor – USB 3.0 HDD
Review – Bajaj Allianz Shield Plus
Bajaj Allianz recently launched Shield Plus, a unit linked insurance plan (ULIP) last week. Going through the product details, it is assured to provide 170% returns on the premium paid at maturity. Policy has a fixed tenure of 10 years while the minimum premium is Rs 25,000. This is the first guaranteed product from Bajaj Allianz Life on the ULIP, which guarantees returns. Here is a deeper look at this policy and my observations in the form of a review. An official statement about the Bajaj … Read more… about Review – Bajaj Allianz Shield Plus