I simply love coffee. You can hook me up permanently to a Coffee-IV and that would be a debt which I can never hope to repay. Jokes apart, there’s this coffee bean grinding place near D’s place that dishes out some exceptionally aromatic coffee powder. I’m hooked to that coffee powder but unfortunately the owner […]
A quick word of thanks to everyone who wrote in asking for ICICI Prudential’s iCare Online Term Plan to be reviewed next. This post’s for you. Upon first glance, iCare looks to be a clean and simple policy — until you see a whole bunch of fine print conveniently tucked away in almost invisible text. […]
About three months back, I first wrote about the possibility of including high dividend yield stocks as one component of my early retirement portfolio. That combined with the little known fact that D has a keen interest in equity trading (seriously, she just started trading one day out of the blue and has become quite […]
Since I’m now on the lookout for ways and means for generating a steady investment income each month, my eyes and ears perk up at the slightest sight and sound of any financial instrument that would let me achieve that. That’s how I got interested in the LIC Jeevan Akshay VI Immediate Annuity Plan. Thought […]
That was quite an interesting discussion we had for the August book giveaway. Personally speaking, I like the concept of person-to-person micro-loans facilitated through an online portal such as i-lend.in. I wouldn’t mind investing about a lac rupees (100,000) and earning a decent monthly income at some point in the future. I’m saying in the […]
Wishing you all a very happy Independence Day! I still remember this moment from two-years ago. I’m extremely happy to say that since then I haven’t had a rupee in debt and I am well ahead on the road to financial independence. If you haven’t already, now’s really a great time to start working on […]
My first impression of the HDFC Life Click 2 Protect (the fifth review in this series) online term plan was to “Click 2 Close.” Seriously, the portal is that unimpressive in its design. Don’t even ask about the premium calculation page — the clunky user interface is a nightmare. The company should look definitely around […]
At this point in our online term plan reviews, we have the AEGON Religare iTerm plan in top position. Interestingly, about 5-days after my review was published here, I received this email from their marketing team — We take this opportunity to thank you for reviewing our product on your blog. It would be great […]
I walked into my sister’s house the other day only to find my brother-in-law with one hand on his head, some insurance documents scattered all around him on the floor, muttering away to glory in frustration. I peeked at the insurance policy lying on the floor. It was an HDFC Children’s Plan. I think my […]
Thought I’d give the August Book Giveaway an interesting twist. The write-up below explains the rationale behind i-lend.in, a portal that facilitates P2P investments and borrowings. This write-up was provided to me by the team who own and run i-lend.in. I felt that you, as an astute reader of Capital Advisor, could share your thoughts, […]
As I’d promised in one the comments on a previous post in this series, I’m picking up the Aviva i-Life online term plan for review. In the most recent review, I was super impressed with the flexibility offered by the AEGON Religare iTerm plan. So let’s see if the Aviva i-Life plan has got what […]