by Raafia Dabir | Jun 28, 2012 | Behavioural Finance
The principle of civilisation is to move on. Shrug off excesses from time to time and move ahead. History is witness to this phenomenon. I call this long term historical inertia. The broad objective here is prosperity and the end of one era or phase signifies the...
by Raafia Dabir | Jun 28, 2012 | Behavioural Finance
It does not matter how much you earn; what matters is, how much you are worth? Apologies to my readers if this sounds like a line straight from Gordon Gekko’s hall of fame. Take a look around you; who and what do you find? Is there an option to struggling, striving,...
by Raafia Dabir | Jun 26, 2012 | Behavioural Finance
In my tenure as a financial planner, no situation ever seems to repeat itself. For every family there are fresh challenges to address. And every person has his or her own style of planning and a different perspective to managing money. Whether it is effective or not,...
by Raafia Dabir | Jun 13, 2012 | Behavioural Finance
If you indeed want to get rich, just daydreaming about it will not make it happen. You must complement your dream with actions; more often than not, these actions are completely in your control. All you have to do is to pursue your goal with rigour and discipline. A...
by Raafia Dabir | Jun 13, 2012 | Behavioural Finance
Several factors need to be kept in mind when you are aiming to generate wealth – not just for yourself, but for your subsequent generations as well – identifying multiple sources of income; understanding your financial expenditure, and having a healthy mind and a...
by Raafia Dabir | Jun 5, 2012 | Behavioural Finance
Do you wish to be rich or poor? Are you brave, or afraid of risks? Well, if you think these are silly questions, or cannot answer them outright, think again. It is an open secret that you if want to be rich you must be brave; else be content to stay as you are. If you...
