Even investors with sums as low as Rs 1,000 per month can start their investment journey.
Mid and small companies are more generous in rewarding their CEOs as compared to their larger peers.
While there is easy access to money, the flip side is the high interest rate and processing fees, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
You can build your credit score and get tax benefit, but defaulting will make life difficult.
If the credit card is not used judiciously, it can cause havoc with one's personal finances, warns Sarbajeet K Sen.
'It reduces the immediate financial strain on your family and helps you take control of your finances without being dependent on your parents.'
'We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to allow them to take bold decisions.'
The new government's challenge would be to reverse the tide in FDI, boost manufacturing and come up with an e-commerce policy that is fair to all investors.
After the rationalisation and categorisation of mutual fund schemes undertaken by the Sebi in October 2017, overnight funds have emerged as a distinct category.
NSC scores high on all three parameters that conservative investors are seeking -- safety, tax-adjusted returns and liquidity.
Secured credit cards offer benefits similar to regular credit cards and hence an applicant should try and get a card with lower fees and more features, suggests Sarbajeet K Sen.
Exposure to these funds should not exceed 10% to 15% of the equity portfolio and the investment horizon should be at least seven years.
Investors should take limited exposure in credit risk funds.
Unlike bank FDs that are considered risk-free investments, NCDs do carry a certain amount of risk, primary among them is the risk of default, either servicing the interest payment or meeting their principal repayment obligations.
While buying a term plan, do check how much money will be paid in lumpsum and how much of the money will come to the surviving family as a regular payout, suggests Sarbajeet K Sen.
On the flipside, since 60-70 per cent of the costs pertain to raw material, which are mostly imported, currency fluctuation is a key risk for the segment.
Investors should consider debt mutual funds, banks fixed deposits or high-rated corporate debt instruments.
'We have to find a way out of this confrontational politics.'
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