5 Reasons why ULIPs are BAD

ULIP is unit link insurance plan, which provide insurance as well as capital appreciation of the premium paid. ULIP provides the combination of two products in the premium of one. So what are the problems with ULIPS? 

1. Un-sufficient Insurance 

Before purchasing insurance plan we should know how much cover we required. ULIP provides very less life cover with high premium. For most of the ULIPs premium paid is tax exempted under section 80(c) subject to premium is not more than 10% of sum assured hence most of ULIPs life cover is 10 times of premium paid. Suppose I want 20L life cover then I have to purchase a ULIP with the premium of 2L. Is this cover is justified with this premium? 

Endowment Policy Vs. Combination of Term Insurance and PPF

Term Insurance is the best way to provide the cover for one’s life. Currently there are lot of term insurance plans available in the market and the premium is getting cheaper, thanks for the competition.

I talk to people and ask them whether they have term insurance or not and in reply I got different-different answers. Some say they do have term insurance (very few), some say they have endowment policy and ULIP and some say they do not have but they are planning to purchase.

A Conversation with Insurance Agent

Long-time back I got call from XYZ Insurance agent and the conversion was like this.

Agent :- Sir we have very good Insurance plan with guaranteed return.

Me :- How much? 

Agent :- 5.5% + life cover worth of 20 times of Premium.

Health Insurance - Points To Understand Before Purchase

Some people thinks that since they are young and living a healthy life they don’t required any health insurance and purchasing health insurance is totally waste of money. But what they do not understand that medical emergency can arise anytime and we should be well prepared for that because medical treatments are getting costlier day by day and it can make a big hole in your savings which could affect your future goals.

One of the best ways to prepare for such situation is to get health insurance for the future medical expenses. Now the question is which health insurance to choose, what the common terms are and how much should be the sum assured. To get these answers let’s try to understand the types of health insurance and there features.

11 Points To Achieve Financial Freedom - Part II

Being independent is wonderful feeling. We got our independence from British after long struggle. Same is applicable to financial freedom. Let’s understand what financial freedom is:

 “Financial independence is a term generally used to describe the state of having sufficient personal wealth to live, without having to work actively for basic necessities”

In part one of this post I have listed 5 points, do read it "11 Points To Achieve Financial Freedom - Part I".
Here I am listing remaining 6 points.

6. Purchase adequate life cover

The main purpose of term insurance is to provide the financial security to your loved ones in case of you died so that after you, your family will not be in any debt.

11 Points To Achieve Financial Freedom - Part I

Being independent is wonderful feeling. We got our independence from British after long struggle. Same is applicable to financial freedom. Let’s understand what financial freedom is:

 “Financial independence is a term generally used to describe the state of having sufficient personal wealth to live, without having to work actively for basic necessities”

Things which prevent people from being financial independent are debts, no savings only spending, no plan for future goals, choosing wrong investment products etc.

Term Insurance - Points To Remember Before Purchasing

Term Insurance is the best way to provide the cover for one’s life. Currently there are lot of term insurance plans available in the market and the premium is getting cheaper, thanks for the competition.

Before purchasing term insurance please read below points:

1. Understanding the main purpose of term insurance

The main purpose of term insurance is to provide the financial security to your loved ones in case of you died. It is also needs to understand that there is no maturity benefit in term insurance. So use term insurance as the life cover provider not the money making tool. 

9 Best Tax Saving Instruments

One should plan their tax saving investments at the beginning of the financial year. Do not wait for end of the financial year which can lead to wrong choice of instrument. I am listing here 9 tax saving instruments one can consider while doing tax planning.

1. Term Insurance Policy

Everyone who is having some liabilities or having dependent people should purchase a pure term insurance policy. I have used word purchase because it is a expense (and should be a mandatory expense) which provides cover to life. Life cover may differ from person to person depending on liabilities or dependent people. One can avail tax benefit under section 80C.

Please read "Term Insurance - Points To Remember Before Purchasing" blog post before purchasing the term Insuranse.

8 Reasons Why People Don't Do Any Investment – Part 2

In my last blog, I have written about the difference between investment and non-investment. You can read it here.

 

Today I am going to write about the reasons why people don’t do any investment.

I have observed lot of reasons for not doing any investment. In first part I have written about 4 reasons, you can read that here.

Here I am listing remaining reasons.

8 Reasons Why People Don't Do Any Investment – Part 1

In my last blog, I have written about the difference between investment and non-investment. You can read it here.

Today I am going to write about the reasons why people don’t do any investment.

I have observed lot of reasons for not doing any investment. Here I am listing some common reasons.

What is Investment and What is Not

"Investment is putting money into an asset with the expectation of capital appreciation, usually over the long-term future"

Lets see what some people says about investment.

Case 1: I didn't think much and put all my money in saving account it gives me 4% interest.

Is this investment? No. You are earning 4% interest but inflation is 6%-8%, that means you money's value getting reduced by 2%-4% every year. Who is actually earning here? banks. Same money they are giving you as loan with interest rate 11%-17%.

3 Mistakes of My Financial Life

Normally we do mistakes and also learn from our mistakes. But sometimes it take a lot of time to realize our mistake due to our own ignorance or ego. At times we thinks that we know everything and because of this we didn't listen to correct advise sometimes. 

Sometime we do mistakes due to laziness (i.e. purchase useless insurance  plan or ULIP without understanding them), sometime we do mistake because we trust some person and got wrong advise (mostly happens in sales).

Making mistakes is not a crime but not learning from the your own and others mistakes is definitely. I also did lot of mistakes in my financial life but here I am writing about the major ones.