Although Talwar and her husband M. Devicharan, 33-year-old automobile engineer, didn’t draw up a timeline to have a child, Talwar knew that she needed to be prepared. What helped Talwar was that she thought about this phase in her life early on and had chalked out an action plan. “One needs to carefully plan having a child even from a financial standpoint. We don’t recommend equity investments if you are sure you plan to have a child within 7 years. But it is equally important to plan for it from a financial standpoint.

Source: Mint August 20, 2017 19:30 UTC