When you’d like to pass down money to your heirs, saving your life’s earnings into a fixed deposit account or investment portfolio is a common option. You depend on estimated interest rate fluctuations or returns from your investment portfolio to determine your growth. And you have the added benefit of being able to draw out the funds should there be an emergency. But what would happen when the…
Hearing a statement like this may scare most people. No, I’m not referring to being audited by tax authorities. You don’t have to pay fines or dues- at least not in the traditional sense. But what you don’t know can hurt you. What am I referring to? When I talk about having been audited lately, I’m referring to how the average man, people like you and me, goes about fulfilling our financial needs. How…
If you are of Arab or Islamic origin, legacy planning can become tricky when you are also required to follow the Shariah law. As the creator of impressive wealth accumulated over the years, how would you distribute those assets among the beneficiaries of your choice? If you’d like for one of your heirs to receive more than the other, for whatever reason, while ensuring that the rest of your assets are…
If you own a life insurance policy or if you’ve been on the market for one lately, then you’ve probably heard of the ‘new regulations.’ I’ve come across many questions around these new regulations, the most persistent being: ‘What does this mean for my Life Insurance policy?’ So, here’s as complete an answer to that question as possible, without drowning…
With family businesses, any kind of financial or other major impact to the business is felt by the family, and vice versa. Here are my two cents on how family businesses can brace themselves for potential impact.
Life Insurance can quickly become a bottom-priority when listed against current, essential living expenses. But what if I told you there was a way to make your Life Insurance policy more affordable?
