It has been 2 years of personal finance, since I first began in October 2020. I completed my MBA finance which I talked about in my last year post. Studying for more than a year was quite exhausting and I quite happy and pleased about my result.
How did I do on my roadmap ? AMFI publishes a lot of data on a regular basis which gives insights in trends of mutual fund industry.
It has been a roller-coaster ride for sure. I had kept several goals for myself and have been able to achieve handful of them. I am glad that many of you have found my blogs useful and educational . The aim was to help individuals understand the complex maze of financial planning and therefore pick the right kind of mutual funds . I have been able to help investors choose the right mutual funds and they have a broad grin when they look at the returns.
Your future is created by what you do today In 2014, I was keen to plan for my retirement. I was not sure how to go about. As you are aware, our current jobs do not provide any pension and thanks to the medical advances , people ending up living much longer than our predecessors. Therefore a significant portion of our life, we would be living and not earning. I am sure you have heard the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper.
One of the common questions that investors ask me - where should I invest my money ? Fixed Deposit is giving a paltry return of 5 % . Is there any other investment avenue where I could get better return than this ? If you are facing a similar dilemma in this time and age, you are not alone. The answer is simple and it requires a process to be followed.
I have been recently reading this book called Power of Habit which gives great insights on human psyche. Habits have a profound say in our day-to-day lives :
The decisions we take, How and why small wins matter ? The cue, the routine, the reward Can we change our habits ? Michael Phelps, Tony Dungy, Claude Hopkins all have something in common. They all created habits which made them successful.
