Tinesh Bhasin And Abhijit Lele

Stories by Tinesh Bhasin And Abhijit Lele

How to play the debt market

How to play the debt market

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2018

If you are in credit opportunity funds, income funds or dynamic bond funds for a long-term goal, stay put.

Want to beat volatility with decent returns?

Want to beat volatility with decent returns?

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2018

Use fixed maturity plans to tide interest rate volatility if you're okay with lock-in because longer duration. FMPs can give up to annualised 7.7 per cent returns.

Have $500,000? You can become a US citizen

Have $500,000? You can become a US citizen

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2018

Under the EB-5 visa programme you can become a US citizen provided you invest $500,000 in an approved project and create targeted employment. But only 700 Indians can do so each year.

PNB fraud hits banks' loan disbursal to India Inc

PNB fraud hits banks' loan disbursal to India Inc

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2018

With the management of most State-owned banks hardly having time to concentrate on big-ticket business, growing the business of loan disbursals has been pushed down the priority order.

Planning retirement? Buy these MFs

Planning retirement? Buy these MFs

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2018

Investors across age groups and risk appetite can invest in these schemes.

How to protect your assets from spouse's bad loans

How to protect your assets from spouse's bad loans

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2018

If the spouse is the guarantor of husband's business loans, banks can hold her liable for default. Here are ways to ring-fence her assets.

Last minute tax tips...

Last minute tax tips...

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2018

Evaluate recurring investment products and do the numbers before making any investments.

How life will change for the employees of IDBI Bank

How life will change for the employees of IDBI Bank

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2018

The government has asked the Indian Banks' Association to make sure that IDBI Bank's wages are on a par with other banks.

Should you buy OPD, diagnostics insurance?

Should you buy OPD, diagnostics insurance?

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2018

Before you buy a cashless benefit plan at lower premiums, check if you can make full use of it. Most don't even exhaust the entire benefit.

ULIPs vs MFs: Where should you invest?

ULIPs vs MFs: Where should you invest?

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2018

While there's tax arbitrage advantage in ULIPs now, experts say investors should prefer mutual funds for long-term savings.

How you can find out if your Aadhaar was misused

How you can find out if your Aadhaar was misused

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2018

Now you can check your Aadhaar authentication history online to track if anyone misused your unique identity.

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

RBI seeks detailed report on what happened between 2011 and now; bankers to recall loans to Nirav Modi entities.

4 ways the Budget cheers senior citizens

4 ways the Budget cheers senior citizens

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

Thanks to Budget 2018, seniors can invest more and also save more.

Banks' NPAs may surge after RBI's new rules

Banks' NPAs may surge after RBI's new rules

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2018

The amount of loans that carry a high risk of slippage into the NPA category over the next few quarters is about Rs 2.8 trillion.

SBI posts Rs 24 bn loss in Q3 over NPA provision, 1st in 19 years

SBI posts Rs 24 bn loss in Q3 over NPA provision, 1st in 19 years

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2018

Loss takes analysts by surprise, as they were expecting the bank to post a net profit of Rs 19 billion.

Insurance to protect your valuables in bank lockers

Insurance to protect your valuables in bank lockers

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2018

Did you know that your home insurance covers valuables in bank locker?

8 ways to identify fake financial apps

8 ways to identify fake financial apps

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2018

Install a security software that has an app advisor function, advises Tinesh Bhasin.

Govt mulls 100% foreign investment in private banks

Govt mulls 100% foreign investment in private banks

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2018

It is also considering to hike FDI cap for public sector from 20 per cent to 49 per cent

Should you go for a zero-cost medical loan?

Should you go for a zero-cost medical loan?

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2018

Here's what borrowers must pay attention to before going for such medical loans.

Investing in bitcoin? A word of caution

Investing in bitcoin? A word of caution

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2017

Don't invest more than 5 per cent of your portfolio in bitcoin. The virtual currency's price has run up very fast and experts feel a correction may be around the corner.