When you plan your goals or lay out your financial plan, it is essential that you consider the place for an emergency fund in it. Unexpected expenses and job losses can put severe pressure on your existing budget, which can be avoided by having a “Plan B” in place as we learned in this blog. Although we discussed what an emergency fund is and its need, the important question remained as to where one should park it. Where Is The Safest Place To Invest Emergency Fund? When parking and emergency fund you should keep in mind that the returns are secondary. …

In this blog, we shall discuss one of the essential habits that make for good financial health– an Emergency Fund. Assuming that you budget and account for every expense diligently, have you given thought to what would happen if things were to go erratic for a bit? After all, we shouldn’t discount the possibility of something terrible happening. Similar to how a physician would put it– “Prevention is better than cure”. If not more, financial health is equally vital as physical and mental fitness. What is an Emergency Fund? An emergency fund is, like the word says, an emergency bucket …