Financial Planning Archives - Page 28 of 29

Silted dams

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra January 1, 2012 Leave a comment

An economy can be compared to a dam built on river. Productive effort of the people in that economy is the water that flows into the dam, in the form of wealth. It can be stored and diverted, for productive purposes like infrastructure development and advancement of technology, just as water in a dam can…

Sitting (flocks of) ducks

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra November 7, 2011 Leave a comment

Every duck prefers to sit until and unless motivated by some primal force and moves in the direction of that force.’ This could have been ‘Newin’s law’ if only Darwin and Newton worked together across specializations and time periods. May be they left it for Dinakarananda to put the pieces of the puzzle together. On…

King or Slave? Personal choice

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra October 21, 2011 Leave a comment

A loan without a collateral is a debt and a bet about the donor being a dunce. ‘Gold is the currency of kings; silver is the currency of gentlemen; barter is the currency of peasants, and debt is the currency of slaves’, an adage from time immemorial. During the days of gold standard in global…

Inflation; a friend, philosopher and guide

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra September 23, 2011 Leave a comment

Inflation is a martinet but it does teach us some valuable lessons. Financial discipline is the first one. It helps us remember and implement the adage that was popular during the great depression, ‘Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.’ Frugality when coupled with financial planning helps us build fortunes.…

Should but would

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra September 8, 2011 Leave a comment

Most of us tell ourselves “I should” but then, we know what we ‘would’ end up doing finally. Be it dieting, exercise, kicking a vice or adopting a good habit. However many among us expect the government ‘of/by and for the people’ to be totally different from the individuals electing it. There are many idealists…

Its the economy stupid!

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra August 29, 2011 Leave a comment

A very happy August for the common man India as the non violent revolution also known as the ‘India against corruption’ movement seems to have achieved its first victory in the marathon battle. Dinakarananda was fortunate enough to witness the movement in the two places that were most active, Delhi and Bengaluru. Ramlila ground in…

Fear is a great motivator – Failure is the best regulator

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra May 22, 2010 Leave a comment

Nature calls can be postponed but cannot be eliminated. It is a fact that all of us learn by experience in our early years. A politician’s claim to enact something that would permanently eliminate the need for nature calls would be outright ludicrous. The same applies to regulation of free markets by legislation. However nine…

Gold is real money, bailout is government chicanery

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra May 15, 2010 Leave a comment

The world has shown EU that a trillion dollar bailout is no more than a flop movie with a lifespan of just one week at the box office. The value of the euro is back to where it was before the announcement of the trillion-dollar bailout. Solutions to highly complex problems are indeed very simple.…

Eureka – Panchatantra

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra May 11, 2010 Leave a comment

Europe has decided to emulate the USA’ is the trillion-dollar news, which translated into ‘a single step by the EU, a giant leap by the global markets’. The European union was established with the main motto of being a different and better economic model than the US. However, at the sign of the first crisis,…

One wage – global village

Financial PlanningBy ArthaYantra May 8, 2010 Leave a comment

Earthquakes and market corrections happen in minutes not months unlike the recovery. Most of us are familiar with breaking news about a major quake (in earth or in a financial market) in some corner of the world. A quake swiftly finishes it work, while the news about it, starting with its magnitude and epicenter continues…

Category Archives: Financial Planning