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The basic principles of investing

Investing means, making more money on your  money towards increasing your wealth. An investment is anything you purchase for future income or benefit. In other words, anything not consumed today and saved for future use can be considered an investment.  Income earned from your investments and any appreciation in the value of your investments increases your wealth. Before we take a look at thedifferent financial products, it is important to know the basic principles of investing!

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Insurance

How an actuary buys Insurance?

Trent Hamm runs a personal finance blog by the name "The Simple Dollar". The Simple Dollar is for people fighting debt and bad spending habits while building a financially secure future and still affording a latte or two. Our busy lives are crazy enough without having to compare five hundred mutual funds - we just want simple ways to manage our finances and save a little money.

In the following post, (http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/06/07/interesting-insights-into-life-insurance-from-an-actuary-how-he-would-buy-life-insurance/) Trent recounts his meeting with his PhD in Maths and Actuary friend who works in a big Insurance firm about the amount of insurance one should buy.

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Derivatives made simple by Shailaja & Manoj Singh
Mint has a column by Shailaja & Manoj Singh on decoding the complex stuff for newbies called Real Simple. In the following article, the Singhs talk about Derivatives in our own language and not the jargons of complex finance theories!
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The Basics of Credit Cards and How to Use Them

A credit card can be a useful tool or it can be a dangerous weapon. Most of this depends on you — the best credit card in the world won’t help if you spend beyond your means. I lived a decade mired in credit card debt, and I don’t recommend it to anyone.If you’re responsible, however, a credit card can be both convenient and efficient. Resource: GetRichSlowly

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Schedule a Money Day for Yourself

JD Roth started writing his thoughts on personal finance which summarized all that he had learned from several months of reading financial self-help books. Now that journal has grown into a very useful and popular blog on personal finance, titled Get Rich Slowly, personal finance that makes cents! (Dollars, I would say)

In the following article, JDR shares his idea of a Money Day where you can focus on all personal finance matters in a day. Even though there are some issues which are US specific, the idea of a Money Day is universal.

 

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Where to invest and Why
Some readers are asking me where to invest. I have been guarded with my answers and start with the observation that since everyone has different financial goals and risk appetite, my recommendation may not work for him or her.

But when my elder brother asked me this question, I did not have an escape route anymore. And I had a responsibility too. After all I can't vanish from him after a year or so!
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How to improve your Financial Fitness?

With all of the recent doom and gloom in the financial markets, it’s easy to get discouraged about your own financial situation. But here’s some good news for a change. While personal finance may seem complicated, it really boils down to 4 good habits that can make the difference between going broke or building up your net worth each month

Save money, Avoid Debt, Invest and Don't lose it Here's an edited version of a Mint article on 12 ways to improving your financial fitness

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