If you spread your investments and get exposure to many asset classes, then that is called diversification. Asset allocation is the process of allocating your money to different investments. And they offer tremendous advantages, says Rishi Piparaiya.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

'Consistency is the key to cracking any goal.' 'If you can't put in 10 hours a day, make it 6 hours or 8 hours, but stick to it.' 'Don't lose momentum.'

Seven-time champion Serena Williams endured an unlikely scrap in her Wimbledon opener and will look to shake off more rust in the second round on Thursday when she faces another qualifier in 18-year-old Kaja Juvan.

'I want to use my music to reach out to the youth, to inspire them to create history.' 'To share knowledge, to tell them the importance of voting, girl child education, menstrual hygiene.'

Throughout, Mekhail spoke calmly, with hardly an inflection making even the barest attempt to hijack his tone. His tone was so empty it made his narrative all the more touching. And ugly and grey, as the monsoon sky beyond the window.

In his first attempt, Chirag Jha, a BTech student from the IIT-Bombay scored a perfect 100 in the CAT 2015 results declared earlier this year.

Monisha Dudaney tells you what the stars predict for the coming months.

Neha Manglik, the only female CAT topper this year tells us how she did it.

Gavin DSouza who scored 99.49 percentile in CAT 2013 tells us how he cracked the test.

Arijit Kumar Gorai who received admission offers from nine IIMs and SP Jain Institute of Management tells us how he cracked the test.

Lula Mohanty, vice president, IBM India talks about the experiences that shaped her career and offers advice on how to be a good leader.

With seven days left for the exam to commence, here are some tips that'll help you optimise your CAT score.

In a chat with Get Ahead readers on January 20 Dr Lakshmi Vijaykumar, founder trustee of SNEHA, a voluntary centre for suicide prevention, discussed the steps that parents must take to dissuade their children from taking such a drastic step.

Ashutosh Kumar Jha, IIM Lucknow -- batch of 2010, shares his experiences and advice.

The Dalai Lama is right to reach out to ordinary Chinese; in the long run, it could only pay rich dividends, but the results won't probably be seen in the immediate future, says Claude Arpi.

Special Father's Day messages from our readers.

Experts from TestFunda.com hosted a CAT chat on October 23. For those of you who missed the chat. The unedited transcript.

To answer CAT related questions Ajeet Khurana, director of Peak Seekers, an institute that trains CAT aspirants, hosted a chat with GA readers on November 6. The transcript.

Nagendra S, a student at IIM Lucknow (Batch 2008-10), shares his experiences.

While preparing for CAT, one common mistake that most students make is to get into a herd mentality. Doing something just because the rest of your friends are doing it is never a wise move.

If a giant panda can become a mighty kung fu warrior -- so could you. Not kung fu warrior, but whatever -- ballet dancer, arctic explorer or investment banker. Here are some definite takeaways from Kung fu Panda for all those of you struggling with questions of what, where and how to steer your career.

Here's all you have ever wanted to know about online MBAs.

Education consultant Karan Gupta hosted a chat with rediff.com readers on study abroad issues. The transcript.

ISB student Mitali Gupta shares the strategy she used to crack the GMAT.

Today, an engineer from an average college can easily land an IT job. What about the biotech graduate, asks Rashmi Bansal?

Director Anurag Kashyap chats with rediff readers.

JAM editor and Get Ahead columnist Rashmi Bansal, tackled career queries related to design, during a chat on January 31.

The Lenovo chairman is building a new breed of multinational.

It's funny how everyone other than you seems to be scoring exceptionally well on the CAT. Is something wrong?

Get Ahead columnist Rashmi Bansal takes on a whole host of questions about careers.

GA Columnist Rashmi Bansal discusses the pros and cons of various careers, with GA readers.

Readers pay tribute to their moms

Readers' response during the sixth ODI.