Elementum Money - Personal Finance | Personal Growth

The Elephant in The Brain – Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson

April 19, 2019 Leave a comment

For some time now, I have been fascinated with how our brain works. That is probably what led me first to pick up a fabulous book called “Behave” by Robert Sapolsky. It’s one book I can’t claim to completely comprehend but that still doesn’t take anything away from how fascinating a read it has

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Retirement Planning

A Complete Guide to DIY Retirement Planning

April 9, 2019 Leave a comment

The other day, I was talking to a close college friend, who has been a big supporter of Elementum Money. Veering towards Personal Finance as usual, we started talking about how important

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Habits

The Art of Active Listening

April 5, 2019 Leave a comment

As I have mentioned earlier, I now work in a client facing investment counselling role. As the second word in the name suggests, the role involves a lot of conversations. Considering the average

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Financial Planning, Investing, Personal Finance Books

A Random Walk Down Wall Street – Burton Malkiel

April 2, 2019 Leave a comment

When we talk about investing, especially in equities or the stock market, a few common themes now seem to emerge. While the post today talks about another classic book – A Random Walk Down Wall

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Mindset

The Complete Guide to Echo Chambers

March 29, 2019 Leave a comment

Do you remember traveling to the hills for a vacation, going to a viewpoint surrounded by valleys and shouting your name just for the thrill of hearing the hills echo it back to you? Turns out,

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Financial Planning, Research Findings

7 Conclusions from the Indian Household Finance Study

March 26, 2019 Leave a comment

I am now a part of multiple Whatsapp groups. While most of them are either inactive or a menace, sometimes they have a tendency to toss up a few gems. One of the groups that I am part of is made

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Personal Growth Books, Productivity

The Productivity Project – Chris Bailey

March 22, 2019 Leave a comment

If you ever realise an interest in self development or self improvement, there is one concept that you really cannot escape, namely Productivity. In my quest to understand the under lying

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Investing, Real Estate

A Complete Guide to India’s First REIT – Embassy Office Parks

March 19, 2019 Leave a comment

One of the tenets of Personal Finance that I like to follow is KISS or Keep It Simple, Silly. However, once in a while there are some seemingly complicated products that I believe investors

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Habits

A Brief Guide To Sleep

March 15, 2019 Leave a comment

Babies can’t do without it, kids fight it and humans don’t know what to feel about it. Sleep – a mysterious process that all humans experience at least once a day. It’s a unique process that most

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About Me

APARNA

While I have always been a Bibliophile, this blog signifies for me the fact that you must keep an open mind. Finance and Personal Growth were two areas that I looked at with utter disdain. Finance bored me, and I thought I was too good for Personal Growth. For a long time, “Finance” has been the F-word in my life that I have quietly tiptoed around. Just when I was determined to keep my distance from the world of Finance and Banks, I got an offer to join as a marketing manager at India’s largest private bank. I very nearly gave it up, but then they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. I joined the bank, started understanding financial products better and finally over the years ended up reading a lot on Personal Finance. One bank later and well in my second bank stint, my quest was still on, and I enrolled in completed the Certified Financial Planning course. While that gave me the numbers for the game, the softer aspects were still missing. The idea of combining the basics of financial planning with the essential money matters of the heart led to the rise of Elementum Money.

My Year in Books – 2025

My Year in Books – 2024

Guide to NPS Vatsalaya

My Year in Books – 2023

The Elephant in The Brain – Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson

A Complete Guide to DIY Retirement Planning

The Art of Active Listening

A Random Walk Down Wall Street – Burton Malkiel

The Complete Guide to Echo Chambers

7 Conclusions from the Indian Household Finance Study

The Productivity Project – Chris Bailey

A Complete Guide to India’s First REIT – Embassy Office Parks

A Brief Guide To Sleep