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Introduction Financial failure is the rule rather than the exception in entrepreneurial ventures. Its occurrence is alarming even in well-established businesses. Many reasons exist for financial failure. Sometimes these factors are beyond the control of management, but most of the times they could have been foreseen and prevented. For over a decade, we have advised … Read more
In the recent past we looked to professionals of the financial planning industry to help us devise a more informed plan that would take us comfortably into our retirement years. Unfortunately, the procedures and methods that most typical financial planners follow and suggest have become archaic and antiquated (even self-serving). Too often, this misguidance has … Read more
Business Financing and Cash Flow: How to Put It on Auto-Pilot B2B Cashflows – lots of time is spent on the exchanges. And as we work almost half our waking life and for many years, that’s a lot of our life to spend on money exchanges. For me, it was a very long and not … Read more
Extra effort in managing one’s personal finances will result in a more positive use of personal resources. With attainable, realistic goals, one’s financial situation will be progressing in no time. However, on the part of the person concerned, it demands proper planning and monitoring. It also needs to be assessed at some point to see … Read more
Contrarian Consulting is an outsource partner for accounting, payroll and compliance functions in India. Given the complexity of the accounting, tax and regulatory environment and the availability of appropriate resources to manage the significant challenges, we started Contrarian Consulting to offer a compliance and cost-effective services to our clients. We are a client centric firm … Read more
estate planning Financial Planning tax planning Tax-loss harvesting is a strategy our financial planners use to convert lost money from an investment into a profitable opportunity. Our tax planners use realized capital losses to reduce your tax bill. You don’t really make a profit or loss on any asset until you sell it. When the … Read more
Should you retire? There are many reasons to stay employed. Maybe you have an emotional attachment to your office chair, or maybe you think your work is too important to leave. The truth is that there are many reasons to quit a job and as many reasons not to quit. For most people, a career … Read more
One of the industries most suited for blockchain technology is trade finance. Many of the world’s largest banks are investing time in its research and development. Thanks to a consortium of 71 global financial leaders, R3CEV, much has been uncovered about the potential uses of blockchain technology. Since 2016, R3 has executed several pilot runs … Read more
When it comes to personal finance and investing there are many things that we need to keep in mind. Naturally there is personal budgeting and watching our outgoing expenses. Debt should also be taken into account and hopefully avoided whenever possible. Insurance, expenses for children, taxes and future planning are other areas of concern in … Read more
Once you think of a new business idea, the most important thing is to raise business finance. A thought is like a seed. You need to develop the same by raising business finance to buy equipment or set up workplace or even manage marketing. When you intend to start a business, there are various ways … Read more