5 Mistakes to Avoid While Choosing Your Life Insurance Policy

What people often get wrong about life insurance, according to a financial planner

7 Ways to Achieve Financial Freedom

A financial planner’s roadmap to being at peace with your finances

What to Look for in a Financial Advisor

A checklist to keep handy for a fulfilling relationship with your advisor

Why Everyone Stands to Benefit from Estate Planning

Making a will ensures that your life’s work continues to serve those whom it is meant to benefit

How to Invest to Combat Inflation

How a well-balanced investment portfolio can fortify your financial well-being during inflation

What You Need to Create a Safety Net

An easy explainer on putting together a financial emergency plan

Should You Be Investing in Gold?

Among a flurry of swanky investment options, gold continues to hold its own

The Tricky Ease of Buy Now, Pay Later Schemes

This tool for credit may be convenient, but it’s lethal when misused

Why It Helps to Know Your Investment Horizon

What you invest in should depend on how long you can wait to see the returns

Looking Back: A Personal Finance Report Card for 2022

Taking stock of how the year made a mark on your money

What’s Age Got to Do with It?

Age can inform your investments, but only to an extent

Is Crypto for Everyone?

Whether or not crypto works for you has a lot to do with your financial temperament

How the Hindsight Bias Clouds Your Financial Decisions

When it comes to money, our hindsight might fail us

A Quick Breakdown of What a Depreciating Rupee Means for You

How a rising demand for the dollar impacts our everyday finances

Is Market Risk All You Need to Consider While Investing?

And why investments ought to be subject to personality traits

How Emotional Investing Triggers Bad Financial Decisions

People adapt and learn, but in the stock market, this approach can fail

Who Do You Trust to Give You Financial Advice?

And why that advice ought to be qualified and without bias

Liabilities: Overlooked, Misunderstood, and Mismanaged

Not all liabilities are bad, and not all assets are precious

How Our Commission Analyser Helps Review Your Mutual Funds

This tool makes you aware of the estimated commission component of your mutual fund scheme

Why We’ve Set Up a Committee for Qualified Financial Advisors

These reputed experts further our mission of creating a more honest ecosystem for personal finance advisory

The Values Behind Our Brand Identity

The 1 Finance logo and branding encourages members to envision their future financial self

The True Story That Inspired Our Ad Film

Our brand promise of being ‘one with your interests’ is rooted in the misadventures of a former wealth manager — yours truly

Why We Believe There Are 3 Generations of Wealth Creators

To fully understand what financial well-being means for you, we trace the trajectory of intergenerational wealth-building

How 1 View Solves the Problem of Scattered Finances

All your assets, liabilities, and other financial information at a single glance

Behind the Scenes of Building MoneySign™

How we arrived at the assessment framework you see today

8 Financial Decisions That Were Turning Points

The moments that inform our money habits

Why 1 Finance Is More Than Just a Fintech Company

We use technology to align personal finance with human values

Back to Basics with a Money Jar

Having a little extra to dip into is always a pleasant surprise

What Do You Teach Your Child About Money?

Kids these days need to be more financially literate than previous generations could’ve imagined

The Benefits of Being a Budget Bride

Planning a wedding during the pandemic was a lesson in prioritisation and savings

The Sweet Relief of Being Financially Literate

How a delayed financial awakening and a liberating career shift fuelled my passion project

Do What You Love, But You May Not Earn as Much

A seasoned freelance journalist takes stock of the costs and benefits of his career choice

It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

Face to face with a health emergency and depleting financial reserves

It’s Never Too Late

Learning the ropes in my mid-30s

Without a Home of My Own

Debt-free and happy — but also dealing with the perils of skyrocketing rents

Saved Money, Will Travel

Swapping my middle-class guilt for a life of travel

The Back of Your Bank Notes

The notes in your wallet carry images that commemorate India’s legacy, landscape and the nation’s scientific progress

How Digital Transactions Are Changing the Way We Spend

The shift to a cashless economy influences what we do with our money

Why We’re Bad at Sticking to a Budget

It’s not you — humans are not built for this

How Our Memories Shape the Way We Think about Money

Your childhood does have an impact on your adult life — but that’s not the end of the road

How Imposter Syndrome Sneaks Up on Your Finances

Selling yourself short can cost you a lot — quite literally

Navigating Money Matters in a Relationship

Your financial behaviour manifests in your relationships, in more ways than one

Financial Learnings We’re Carrying into 2023

Five people share what the past year taught them about managing their money better

What Do You Do to Feel Less Anxious About Money?

We asked six people, working across a range of industries, how they cope with financial anxiety

The Financial Realities of the Soft Life

Is it just a TikTok trend or a productive way of life?

A Cheeky Look into Everyone’s Festive Spending

It’s the season to splurge — here’s a handy, hilarious shopping list to be wary of

The Treasures We Hold Close

People across ages and professions answer the question: What is your most valuable possession?

Are Millennials Worse Off than Baby Boomers?

We’re happy to report — that might not be the case

Why Is It Hard to Talk About Money?

Breaking down the taboo of financial conversations

Does Movement on the Stock Market Make Us Anxious?

A stormy stock market can wreak havoc on your mental health

It’s OK to Want More Money

In a culture that spurns materialism, how do we embrace the desire to create wealth?

Lessons from the Pandemic, by India’s Leading Food Entrepreneurs

Founders, restaurateurs and chefs share their financial insights and learnings

The Sensory World of Online Shopping

How user experience design shapes the way we spend money