We’re all taught how to dream big from day one. Be it your dream house, owning that Porsche or going on that bucket-list trip, we’ve been encouraged to aspire.While everyone teaches us to dream big, no one shows us HOW to reach these goals. On some days, we’re confident of ourselves and our dreams. On […]
The pandemic has made us realize how important it is to be prepared to meet a crisis. While we try to make ends meet during this time of uncertainty, we’re constantly left wondering whether we’re financially equipped to fight a situation. It’s true that the pandemic has made people take their finances seriously. Knowing where […]
2020 might possibly be the most dynamic teacher we have had in our lives. The year really pushed us to take a step back and take a long, hard look at how our lives are built, the foundation of everyday lives and the framework of how we go about doing it. While the importance of […]
“At CAGRfunds, we do a weekly session of knowledge sharing within the team. Last week, we had a rather long discussion on whether a separate health cover is required if the employee is covered by his or her company health insurance (Mediclaim) policy. So we started digging into the various critical reasons as to why […]
Shrivastava uncle is 72 and his wife, Manjula aunty is 68. They are my next door neighbours. Extremely sweet and affectionate, they love to talk. They have three kids – all married and employed. Uncle himself was a tax consultant till a few years back. As he grew older, his ability to work 8 hours […]
Till some time ago, every family had a relationship manager who would periodically come and meet our parents and discuss his mutual fund investments with him. And that was the only time our parents could get to know how their funds were doing. This is similar to those times when the only way to send […]
This post is quite close to our hearts. Because in many ways, it defines who we are. Let us talk about two recent examples. Example 1 The other day, we met a 35-year-old salaried individual who had not started investing yet. He knew it was high time he should start deploying his surplus money to […]
How CAGRfunds decodes the complexity of financial planning for you? When we first started this business, we went out to talk to our friends about what they thought about investing and financial planning. May we say, we were surprised with the kind of responses we got? While some of them knew bits and pieces of […]
A few years back I met my cousin and we were discussing how I should be deploying my recently started salary inflow. That was the first time I came across the term “Mutual funds”. I was never a finance person and never intended to be one. My uncle told me that I could do anything […]
Lawyers are known to have extremely busy lives. With multiple cases lined up across various locations, most of their time is spent either travelling or reading tons and tons of case laws. This leaves them with very little or no time to manage their wealth. As a result, a large sum of money is almost […]
I have been earning, since I was quite young. Since, I was living at home at that time, I started investing in mutual funds. My mother then told me the basic mechanics of it, which I understood. But I never had the bandwidth to get into the real details. At that time the mutual fund […]
Marriage is a game changer on many levels. New dreams, new goals and new relatives – all shiny and with a bucket load of expectations. Amidst this, you and your spouse will continue to build a new life together, the one filled with love and tenderness. While for some enlightened couples, managing their combined finances […]