From the monthly archives:

March 2011

Claim Settlement Ratio for Life Insurance Companies (2009-2010)

Posted by Gopal Gidwani in Financial Planning on March 16th, 2011

Claim Settlement Ratio for Life Insurance Companies for 2013-14 Click here to read about latest claim settlement ratio for 2013-14 ___________________________________________________________________ Introduction Insurance business today is not the same anymore as it used to be a few decades back. In the earlier days one would not need to worry so much before buying an insurance [...]

Comparison of Retirement Plans

Posted by Gopal Gidwani in Financial Planning on March 15th, 2011

Introduction Life is very uncertain. For the family bread earner unexpected early death can lead the family into trouble. Similarly living too long beyond retirement years can also be a problem. Post retirement the income of an individual stops but his personal and his family expenses don’t stop. During his working life span the individual [...]

Comparison of Child Plans

Posted by Gopal Gidwani in Financial Planning on March 10th, 2011

Introduction Every parent aspires to give the best of everything to his / her kids. Every parent dreams that his / her kid gets the best education in the world and his / her wedding should not be less than any other ‘big fat Indian wedding’ and it should be one of the most talked [...]

Virtual Credit Cards

Posted by Gopal Gidwani in Financial Planning on March 5th, 2011

Introduction Ajay is a 30 years old guy who is working for a MNC company. Due to his busy schedule Ajay seldom gets time to go and personally pay his mobile bill and other utility bills. Therefore he prefers paying all his bills online with his credit card. Ajay has been doing this for the [...]