What we are reading: For week ending October 28, 2016

At ET Wealth, we know that your time is precious. There is information overload for investors and not all of it would be useful and helpful in decision making. And, it's true even for us.

So, along with the ET Wealth's daily dose of articles on personal finance, we will help bring to your notice some truly interesting articles/blogs/videos in the realm of personal finance from across the globe. These are interesting pieces we have read over the week and found.

How Managing Your Finances Is Like Losing Weight

Fattening your wallet is a lot like shrinking your waistline.

7 Questions You Need to Answer Before You Retire
You can start the planning process by taking an inventory of your financial situation. Here are some important questions you must answer before you retire.

All assets have their time on 'investment clock' - Trevor Greetham
Judgement, experience and a careful eye on the investment clock are all key elements of the investment strategy

5 Money Lessons You Learnt As A Kid That Can Still Be Used
You don't realise but you learn some of the best lessons of life during your childhood. Your parents teach you, among other things, some money lessons. Giving you, for example, a weekly allowance to manage your small expenses. They encourage you to save a few bucks and make some contribution to your piggy bank once in a month.

What not to do when you're broke
"I'm broke," is a common statement. Most of your salary ends up servicing debt and you have very little left over for yourself. Maybe your business is going through challenges. Maybe you lost your job or all your savings. It's like a brokenness cloud is constantly hanging over your head and you cannot see a way out. Here are a few tips on how we can handle this kind of 'broke' better.