Image source: shutterstock.com In your twenties, being a dual-income couple without children can feel like one long improvisation: busy careers, last-minute travel, and figuring things out as you go. After age 30, something changes: you have more data about what really makes you happy, and you start to notice which choices give you energy instead […]
Princeton University regularly ranks high in national college rankings, but Princeton, New Jersey, has much more to offer than just academics. Princeton, the product of a merger between a city district and a township, walks the line between vibrant and intimate, with a modest population of 30,450. Historical look and feel A stroll through the […]
I have no ambitions to write a book, become a YouTube star or trend on TikTok. I don’t want an online course empire or a podcast studio or a public speaking circuit. None of that ever appealed to me. What has kept me going year after year is the quiet work: writing articles that help […]
Bima Kavach is a non-parity, linked, lifetime, individual pure risk plan, which provides financial protection to the family of the insured in case of his/her unfortunate death during the policy term | Photo credit: The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Wednesday launched two new plans – Protection Plus and Bima Kavach. The company […]
CMS Info Systems is aiming to acquire companies in its business segments, especially those in the payments and technology segment, to strengthen its HawkAI machine learning-based platform, said Rajiv Kaul, CEO and Executive VC of the company. He shares business guidance for H2FY26, how ATM and UPI can co-exist, and the opportunity to spin out […]
The rupee started 10 paise weaker at 89.97 compared to the previous close and tested an intraday high/low of 89.9650/90.30 per dollar. | Photo credit: PTI The rupee breached the psychologically crucial 90 against the US dollar level on Wednesday to close at a new all-time low of 90.19, against the backdrop of continued FPI […]
Alo Rungta, MD and CEO, Generali Central Life Insurance The life insurance industry is going through a challenging phase with a slowdown in growth this year due to recent regulatory changes and the abolition of the Good and Services Tax (GST) on individual life policies. Compared to the boost that the GST exemption has given […]
Although gold hit a record high of $4,381.58 per ounce on October 17, central banks around the world continued to buy the precious metal, data from the World Gold Council (WGC) shows. However, gold purchases by them are lower than in the last three years, compared to the January-October period. “Central bank demand for gold […]
A common situation is when you were on leave, including maternity or parental leave. Another example could be that you switch from one DB pension to another at your new job and the new pension has a more lucrative pension formula. Financing a buyback When you buy back service, you can use money that is […]
This season, choose presence over gifts The desire to give gifts during the holidays runs deep for many. “The biggest factors driving this desire are our own thoughts and emotions,” says Michelle Johnston, a registered psychologist with Take Care Therapy Co. Family traditions and assumptions about how others will view us based on the gifts […]