Very few of us understand money in its totality and true essence. The book presents a wholesome perspective about money and how to handle it with due care and prudence, without developing an obsession for it. The approaches suggested here are simple and practical for a common investor to comprehend and follow. The purpose of investment is to develop adequate financial security by way of wealth creation, that eventually leads to freedom all of us aspire for. The route to the freedom from money, therefore, is through the money—you have got to be in total control of your finances to be eventually free from money. The ideas presented here are simple yet insightful, and often question the conventional wisdom on logical grounds while offering a more rational explanation for practical use by common people and ground level professionals alike. About the Author Dr Rajiv K. Tayal, B.E., M.E., Ph.D., and Diploma in Project Management, has a long and distinguished professional career of forty years in industry and government in techno-managerial roles across multifaceted functions of policy framework, scientific research, innovation and technology development, and commercialization. He has worked at several senior positions in government organizations, including leadership roles in two most prestigious institutions in the Indian Science and Technology eco-system: as Executive Director in the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and as Secretary in the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). He is a Certified Assessor for ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems, Certified Assessor/Trainer for Laboratory Accreditation Systems, and Certified Assessor for Environment Management Systems. Fiance, Investment, and Taxation had been a personal passion for him from a very early age which he practiced concurrently both inside as well as outside the mainstream profession for the last forty years, almost as a second career in an informal way. The knowledge, wisdom, and experience that he acquired during the course of his life journey in personal finances and investments are aptly captured in the book.