Your Mind and Your Money
Although the human brain has evolved over a long period of time, its basic functioning remains predominantly the same; that is why humans rush to conclusions and take irrational decisions on basis of sudden changes that take place around them. When the same thought process is applied to investment decisions, it can lead to losses,…
Maharashtra Housing (Regulation & Development) Bill 2012
The Maharashtra Housing (Regulation & Development) Bill, 2012, is the first step in the right direction since it makes a beginning in regulating the hitherto unregulated but crucial real estate sector and protecting the interests of the buyers and sellers. Pankaj Kapoor, managing director of realty research firm Liases Foras, spoke on the likely changes…
Food Adulteration and how it affects you
Over the years, we have witnessed a massive sea change in the way we consume foods. We see a lot more varieties of foods and the choices are aplenty for the Indian consumer. However, little do the Indian consumers know that food adulteration exists, in large doses. In a first of its kind, to a…
Mediclaim: Make sure You get it Right!
Moneylife Foundation conducted an exclusive seminar on Insurance and Mediclaim. The event titled ‘Mediclaim: Make sure You get it Right!’ was conducted by Raj Pradhan, who has written several cover stories for Moneylife magazine and even uncovered many real-life stories about insurance which no one else has dared to. He gave insights to a packed…
Investor, Empower Yourself! At Ahmedabad
For this flagship seminar, “Investor, Empower Yourself”, Moneylife Foundation partnered with Indiabulls Housing Finance for the fifth time to reach investors outside of Mumbai. The day-long programme conducted at Ahmedabad, the economic capital of Gujarat, was addressed by Sucheta Dalal, trustee of the Foundation, Debashis Basu, editor & publisher, Moneylife magazine and Sachin Chaudhary, director…
Planning your Money life post-retirement
Moneylife Foundation today conducted a seminar on retirement planning titled “Plan your Moneylife Post Retirement with Safety, Security & Financial Independence”. The session was conducted by Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu, Trustees of Moneylife Foundation. Ms Dalal began by saying that there was a need to redefine seniority today-people between 60 and 80 are living…
How to File complains in Consumer Courts
An effective complaint is the battle half won. In order to do this, Moneylife Foundation organised a seminar in which Shirish Deshpande, a leading consumer rights lawyer, informed the packed audience on how they could file effective complaints and win their battle in court. He explained to the members how to fight consumer battles effectively…
Learn How to Enforce Your (financial) Rights
Moneylife Foundation conducted a unique seminar “Learn How to Enforce Your (financial) Rights” in which Advocate Sandeep Jalan, informed the packed audience on how to deal with situations involving law, judiciary and enforcement agencies. He said, police can make arrests, carry out search and seizures, investigate offences, question witnesses, interrogate suspects, disperse unruly crowds and…
How to be Safe & Smart with your Money
Moneylife Foundation conducted yet another successful, educative and highly interactive seminar-“Bee Safe and Smart with Your Money”. The event, which again witnessed a packed audience, was held at the Moneylife Knowledge Centre. Sucheta Dalal, managing editor of Moneylife, said that one should keep it simple and should invest in just a few products. And the…
Learn to file RTI Applications
“There is a method and discipline to filing a RTI (Right to Information) application. The RTI Act is a very important one which can help our country become better” said Gaurang Damani, social and legal activist, who conducted this session on RTI, the eighth on the subject organised by Moneylife Foundation. He took up individual…
Is Sensible Health Insurance for all possible in India?
J Hari Narayan, chairman, IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority), said no party should be refused an insurance policy and disability should not be a ground for rejecting insurance. It is also against the rules to refuse medical insurance to senior citizens, he said. However, he admitted that enforcement on the ground may need to…
2 Day Financial Literacy workshop
Debashis Basu, editor, Moneylife, spelt out the various ways in which one can be smart with money and presented to the audience the best ways in which one can invest safely. The best way to start investing safely is by planning your finances, he said. Mr Basu took the audience through planning concepts by which…