Blog categorized as Finance Education

Science subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Technology, Astronomy, etc. are quite complex and unless you have formal education in these subjects, they are difficult to comprehend. However, the same is not true for financial topics and with some interests and efforts, Doctors, Engineers, Arch...

Looking back at the past 12 years, I have grown and learned so much. I never thought that I would actually accomplish my educational dreams and be so successful in my life, but I definitely have proved myself wrong. I love knowing that I am doing great and I give all the credit to my Alma mater Inte...

The recent SIP flow information from AMFI shows that the May 2019 SIP input was Rs.  8,183 crore, reduced than the April 2019 Rs. 8,283. While the drop is marginal, the reason behind it may be that investors are cautious of the NBFC sector's latest spate of downgrades and defaults. The crisis i...

Cognitive Biases: Conservatism Bias Conservatism bias is a belief perseverance bias in which peoplemaintain their prior views or forecasts by inadequately incorporating new information. This bias has aspects of both statistical and information-processing errors. Example: suppose a trader receives s...

Corporate governance can be defined as the system of internal controls and procedures by which individual companies are managed. It basically provides a framework for any company for dos and don’ts. It defines rights, roles and responsibilities of every individual in the organization. These framewor...

International College of Financial Planning is always practicing Corporate Social Responsibility. And as a part of this, it intends to disseminate knowledge amongst the youth wherever possible. In the past month, ICoFP has been proudly invited to various colleges from Delhi University. We were pleas...

India is one of the best countries to start an idea. With the surplus advantage of a huge target market, so many needs and a technological strong growing economy, India is stepping towards becoming one of the world's strongest tech markets with the best startups in India. Having thrived at home for ...

Global Economy In 2019, the dominant global theme will be quantitative tightening, with major central banks draining systemic liquidity after a decade. This comes at a time when global growth is sluggish and interest rates are rising. Consequently, we expect a shift to relatively dovish stance. Soft...

MBA in finance scope: The MBA with the specialty in the Finance is among on more vouched for the courses in the Management. With this Master in Business Administration graduates with the specialization in the finances are be welcomed in the banking industry and the corporate sectors with the open ar...

If you haven’t lived under the rocks for many years you’d be aware of Mutual Funds. While you may not know the benefits of investments in mutual funds but you would have come across ad campaigns asking you to keep your money in Mutual Funds. They do have many advantages and here we shall look at som...

Undoubtedly, financial planning involves a lot of hard work and perseverance of first order. It requires a proper estimation of capital necessary to run an enterprise. Not only this but a systematic procurement, investment and administration of funds is essential from time to time. Why do you need s...

How secure is your future? Undoubtedly, in today’s world, we all want to be secured. Everyone wants to be secure financially. To achieve this goal we should follow tried and tested practices. Here comes a quick question- What do Mukesh Ambani and you have in common? Can you guess? “The zeal to earn ...

  It's never too early to start teaching your kids the importance of saving money. While we're bombarded with temptations to spend, saving money needs to be an important part of our financial education. Learning to save helps set goals, and shows how earning interest helps money grow over time....

Earning is the key motivator for the people to work, some part of it gets spend and the rest goes into savings. But savings in bank deposits and FD gets eroded due to rise in inflation. Keeping ideal cash is not a good idea as such because one compromises on the opportunity cost of investing that mo...

“If you want to thrive in today’s economy, you must challenge the status quo and get the financial education necessary to succeed.” – Robert Kiyosaki. The banking, financial services and insurance sectors have picked up in a big way over the past years with right manpower being at the heart of growt...