The power of learning to learn in personal finance
Integrating hindsight, insight, and foresight into your financial strategy
Hindsight is looking back and understanding a situation or event after it has happened or developed. It involves reviewing what happened and comparing it to plans and expectations. Hindsight is a valuable tool in personal finance. It allows us to assess which...
Keeping your data, devices, and communication secure
Do you remember passing notes to your friend sitting on the other side of the classroom? Either your classmates were busy or considerate enough not to read the notes. Or you might have written it in code such that only your friend can read it. Digital communication...
Negative Capability in Personal Finance
In a letter to his brother, John Keats, the British poet wrote, "At once it struck me, what quality went to form a Man of Achievement … Negative Capability." What is Negative Capability? According to Keats, negative capability is "when a man is capable of being in...
Scaling Kilimanjaro: 5 Money Lessons from the Mountains
The towering peak, diverse landscapes, and ever-changing climatic conditions make scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the seven summits a challenging endeavour. When I completed this incredible journey, I couldn't help but draw parallels between my trek to the highest...
Scaling Kilimanjaro: 5 Money Lessons from the Mountains
The towering peak, diverse landscapes, and ever-changing climatic conditions make scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the seven summits a challenging endeavour. When I completed this incredible journey, I couldn't help but draw parallels between my trek to the highest...
The Role of System 1 and System 2 Thinking in Personal Finance
A pen and a pencil together cost $1.10. The pen costs $1.00 more than the pencil. What's the price of the pencil? If we had not seen this example before, most of us would be tempted to respond that the pencil costs 10 cents. But if we pause and take a couple of...
How Can You Generate Behavioural Alpha
Alpha (α) - A measure of performance. The excess return of an investment relative to the return of a benchmark index. Generating alpha or seeking higher returns than the market average is the goal of many investors. Investors use various strategies to get excess...
New tax regime versus Old tax regime
Income tax is levied on individuals, HUFs, partnership firms, LLPs, and corporations as per Income Tax Act. If an individual’s income exceeds the minimum threshold limit, they are subject to a slab system of taxation. Here is a comparison of the tax slabs of the old...
Scaling Kilimanjaro: 5 Money Lessons from the Mountains
The towering peak, diverse landscapes, and ever-changing climatic conditions make scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the seven summits a challenging endeavour. When I completed this incredible journey, I couldn't help but draw parallels between my trek to the highest...
The Role of System 1 and System 2 Thinking in Personal Finance
A pen and a pencil together cost $1.10. The pen costs $1.00 more than the pencil. What's the price of the pencil? If we had not seen this example before, most of us would be tempted to respond that the pencil costs 10 cents. But if we pause and take a couple of...
How Can You Generate Behavioural Alpha
Alpha (α) - A measure of performance. The excess return of an investment relative to the return of a benchmark index. Generating alpha or seeking higher returns than the market average is the goal of many investors. Investors use various strategies to get excess...
New tax regime versus Old tax regime
Income tax is levied on individuals, HUFs, partnership firms, LLPs, and corporations as per Income Tax Act. If an individual’s income exceeds the minimum threshold limit, they are subject to a slab system of taxation. Here is a comparison of the tax slabs of the old...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A goal without a plan is just a wish!
