Be prepared and cover your risks!

I was a Boy Scout in my younger days, and our motto was "Be Prepared." As I awoke to the tragic news of the Mangalore air crash last weekend, I realized that these words could well have been a financial planner’s motto. After all, our job is to protect against risks; we believe that returns will follow.

October 25, 2011 / 13:48 IST

By Lovaii Navlakhi, CFP

I was a Boy Scout in my younger days, and our motto was "Be Prepared." As I awoke to the tragic news of the Mangalore air crash last weekend, I realized that these words could well have been a financial planner

first published: Oct 25, 2011 01:44 pm

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