rediff: Getahead Money http://www.rediff.com/getahead/money.htm India's largest news and entertainment service online. en-us Sat, 17 May 2008 18:39:07 GMT Copyright: (C) 2007 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. rediff.com http://www.rediff.com/uim/red_log.gif http://www.rediff.com/ 144 28 Visit rediff.com Retirement planning: Why you must start early http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/16retire.htm If you are planning for your retirement it's important that you start early. The power of compounding will take care of the rest. 29 now and want to retire at 50? Here's how http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/15trans.htm Can mutual fund investments generate enough returns for you to reture early? What are the risks associated in mutual fund investments? Here is how to retire early in life and achieve financial freedom. 'I strongly prefer ELSS over ULIP' http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/16trans.htm Do you think equity linked saving schemes, ELSS, are a better option than unit linked insurance plans, ULIPs? What are the pros and cons of investing in both? Which scheme gives better returns in the long term? Now, you can even invest in a real estate mutual fund http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/12remf.htm With the market regulator SEBI giving its go ahead to real estate mutual funds investors now have one more avenue to diversify their mutual fund portfolio. Looking for consumer durable loans? Think again! http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/09loan.htm Banks no more entertain borrowers who need a loan to buy consumer durables. Credit cards are being encouraged, instead. Online frauds: 'I'd have gone bankrupt in Australia' http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/08fraud.htm Get Ahead reader Ramesh Vishwanathan narrates his experience of how he was duped online in Australia when he tried to purchase a Dell laptop using his credit card. How to structure a tax-friendly salary http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/08trans.htm If you have recently had a salary hike and a corresponding increase in your tax outgo then you must seek your company's co-operation to structure a tax-friendly salary. 10 rules for a dumb stock market trader http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/06stock.htm Day trading in stocks is a dangerous affair. Here are 10 rules that a first time stock market day trader must follow to avoid making losses. Want to harvest gold every month? Here's how http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/06gold.htm Want to buy gold for your daughter's wedding or want to gift diamond jewellery to your wife or girlfriend? Check out this saving-for-gold scheme by Tanishq. Is this the right time to invest in gold? http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/may/02gold.htm With a weak US dollar, rising commodity prices, rising interest rates and falling stock markets is this the right time to invest your money in gold?