The beginning of a financial year is usually the time people rethink their financial lives. Mint recently organised a half-day conference on strategies for personal finances in the new year. The first panel discussed options to manage cash flows and emergency requirements better. Panel two looked at insurance. Panel three at investment in mutual funds. Panel four at alternate investments and panel five discussed long-term products and strategies.
The panel discussing options for managing cash flows and emergency funds had Abhishake Mathur, senior vice-president and head-investment advisory services, ICICI Securities Ltd; Adhil Shetty, founder and chief executive officer, Bankbazaar.com; Nitin B. Vyakaranam, founder and chief executive officer, Artha Yantra; Sundeep Sikka, executive director and chief executive officer, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd; and Suresh Sadagopan, founder, Ladder7 Financial Advisories.
