An issue themed ‘All About Money!’ cannot be complete if we don’t discuss crucial topics such as financial planning and economic issues. We are pleased to present three very informative columns this month. Deepa Venkatraghvan, author of three CNBC-TV18 bestsellers writes a column on the recent U.S. debt downgrade by S&P, answering some of the questions bothering commoners. Priya Gopal, an educator involved in curriculum planning at Kangaroo Kids, Mumbai shares her thoughts on the need to to talk money with children and include Personal Finance as part of school curriculum. Finally, Viswanathan Subramanian, a banker with over 35 years experience writes a tutorial on ‘Inflation’ – the very crucial economic indicator. You sure don’t want to miss them! Catch all the columns here.
One of the major developments as far as the global economy was concerned in recent times, was the S&P downgrade of U.S.’ debt rating from AAA to AA+. While stock markets world over felt the effect, many questions have been plaguing the commoner’s mind. Deepa Venkatraghvan lists some of these questions and answers them in an easy-to-understand fashion.
THE U.S. DEBT DOWNGRADE – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO US? BY DEEPA VENKATRAGHVAN
In today’s world, money management is not just an important life skill; it is a lifesaving skill. With corporates paying huge amounts as salaries and the younger generation making more money than ever, isn’t it the responsibility of the adult world to teach the little ones how to handle money?, asks Priya Gopal, who feels that it is very important to talk money with children and include Personal Finance as part of school curriculum.
LET’S TALK MONEY, HONEY! BY PRIYA GOPAL
Inflation. We come across the word ever so often in our day to day lives. But have you always been left with a vague understanding of what inflation is and how it works? Then this tutorial is for you. Viswanathan Subramanian demystifies this important economic indicator that is linked in a big way to your hard-earned money.
INFLATION DEMYSTIFIED! BY VISWANATHAN SUBRAMANIAN
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