Dear readers, we had asked you to send in your personal finance queries to be answered by Basis founder and CEO Hena Mehta. Here's the first batch of responses.
Investment advisor Sheetal Jhaveri busts popular money myths to make you a confident investor
Today pay-later services are available for practically anything under the sun. And these include small purchases like clothes, gadgets, movie tickets, and even food.
You would find NBFCs more willing to lend even if you have a poor credit score, says Adhil Shetty
There are other charges too that you need to budget for
Abhinay Deo's film never runs short of bite and sting, says Prasanna D Zore.
The long list of terms and conditions often contains clauses which can have a significant bearing on your loan repayment.
Private sector banks have jumped on to the bandwagon to offer better rates than Maruti Udyog for its best-selling car, Maruti 800.
'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!'
Beware of spot offers and discounts aimed to lure you into binge buying.
Do a thorough research on the course and the university, and see what extra it offers apart from a regular degree, says Rohit Sethi.
For an industry which saw sales shrinking in 2013-14, this is hope indeed.
Standard Chartered Bank on Tuesday announced a special variable rate offer of 7.49 per cent per annum for home loans across all tenures up to 20 years.
Home buying can be seamless if you plan and execute your ideas well.
Foodpanda delivery executives were assured they could make Rs 50,000. There were promises made on surge and demand. But the demand never kept up with the supply.
Women are multitasking and management queens. The pointers here can easily be managed by all women along with juggling their current tasks at hand. Superheroes are fictional whereas superwomen are real. They are all around us!
Few right moves and you can improve your credit score real fast
'With 2017, will one shed violence, terror, rape, rage, pollution, environmental degradation and loss of humanity?' 'That may be too much to hope for, but for a while -- away from the carousing and partying -- spare a thought for hope and concord.' 'The world is still a beautiful place, if a little flawed,' says Kishore Singh.
'The government's projections for 2019-2020 will be disappointing big time.'
The Touch Bar in place of the function keys brings the convenience of the touchscreen (of iPhones and iPads) to the MacBook. And that's not all. Abhik Sen lists the many reasons why he considers the Apple MacBook Pro a great notebook computer to have.
An individual with a score above this level will not only enjoy easy access to credit, but will also benefit from lower cost of loans, points out Arun Ramamurthy, founder and director, Credit Sudhaar.
If a couple is registered as joint owners of a property, the tax authorities expect both of them to show their income or capital gains from the house in their tax returns, says Arvind Rao, a chartered account and certified financial planner
Data for the four largest emerging economies showed contrasting activity trends in November. China registered growth for the seventh month running, while India posted the fastest growth since June.
While it is a convenient mode of payment, it is not an efficient way of borrowing. Repay your dues fully every month if you decide to use it
"From a very early age, I imagined myself playing powerful characters," she says, and she proves it with her filmography.
Punjab National Bank on Monday reduced the interest rates on housing loans. Under the floating option, 8% interest will be charged on loans repayable in 5 years, 8.75% for 5-10 years, 9.25% for 10-20 years and 9.75% for 20-25 years.
Investing in stocks offer secrecy, partial liquidity and freedom to invest even a small amount, says P V Subramanyam
The pace of economic growth in emerging markets continued to revive from the stagnation seen earlier in the year.
Now, registered projects must disclose a lot of accurate information.
Which is the best home loan? Advice from financial guru Harsh Roongta.
Once the darling of consumers, the April-June sales figure for Apple is a historic low. This has coincided with Chinese player OnePlus taking top spot in premium smartphones with a share of 40 per cent and Samsung slipping to second position at 34 per cent in April-June.
Lenders get a clear idea about your financial health, risk profile and personality trait
The RBI on Thursday lowered the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.75 per cent from 8 per cent, the first reduction since May 2013.
With the arrival of new players such as Amazon Pay, Google Tez and Flipkart's PhonePe, digital money companies are now changing their business pitch.
If tweets can do so much, why do we need an independent regulator and multiple committees discuss and recommend policy?
