Harsh narrates, how an incident in his friend’s life taught him that the feeling of lifelong regret can be much harder to bear than the immediate fear of rejection. He learnt to calculate the cost of the failure rather than live a less enriching life bogged down by the fear of failure. If this feeling resonates do share your own experiences as well.
Wish you a healthy & fulfilling 2023.
“Delayed Gratification” taken to extremes is as bad , if not worse, than “Instant Gratification”. Harsh’s article in the business standard on why the “Financially Independent, Retire Early”(FIRE) approach is not meant for everyone. Your comments let us know that you read through his articles 😊
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caution leads to safe utilisation of a useful service but overcaution can stifle the service itself. Drawing on the analogy of Strike anywhere matches and safety matches, Harsh’s article in Business Standard on how a overcautious approach can stymie the growth of the investment advisory profession.
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Harsh narrates, “Many thoughts crossed my mind before I wrote this article on the mistakes I had committed in the past and the invaluable (and expensive) lessons I had drawn from them. I had always used the lessons with our clients without sharing the specific experience as I was apprehensive about client response on the disclosure. I got the courage to share when I heard a podcast by Rick Kahler a US based financial therapist and financial planner where he narrates about how clients relate to him much better after the disclosure. I will await your feedback.”
Learn to draw lessons from mistakes, then share them Read More »
While it is important to be technically proficient in the investment advisory profession, it is even more important to understand that there are limitations to technical expertise. As the examples cited in Harsh’s article in Business Standard show client’s emotions can completely change the best laid financial plans.
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Course wise education loan repayment aggregate data can help lenders, students and even the education institution themselves to take more informed decisions. Harsh’s article in Business Standard on why this aggregate data should be made publicly available to aid better decision making benefitting the entire economy.
Use data on education loan defaults to rank courses Read More »
Harsh shares his beginning from being a Chartered Accountant to becoming a full-time Financial Advisor. Anupam and Harsh further discuss consumer-centric financial advice and the key roles of a good financial advisor. They speak about the essentiality of a GOAL oriented approach in financial planning and moving beyond numbers while establishing a deep, personal and emotional relationship with the client to develop the right financial plan!
Podcast: Paisa Vaisa – Choosing the Right Financial Advisor Read More »
Upfront transparent disclosure of conflict of interest situation is required under the Investment adviser regulations. In Harsh’s article in business standard, drawing on his personal experience, he write about how this can actually assist in building long term trust with the client. Comments welcome as always.
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Conscious inaction is patience else it is inertia or laziness – which if coupled with mindless diversification can lead to disappointing outcomes from equity investments.
Time-starved investors must stick to index funds Read More »
Do your children ask you why you do charity even as you claim you cannot afford an expensive holiday? Should you share your financial status with your children? To what extent & when? Harsh Roongta’s article in the business standard on his personal journey in this regard. comments most welcome.
Vigilance Awareness Week 2025 is being observed from October 27th to November 2nd, 2025, with the theme:
All stakeholders are encouraged to participate in the e-pledge initiative by visiting the CVC portal: https://pledge.cvc.nic.in/.
