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Six issues affecting your financial management and their possible solutions.
'Many non-resident taxpayers faced issues in filing Form 10F since the portal didn't allow those who didn't have PAN to file the form.'
When you are in your 20s and early 30s, you have the biggest asset to your credit -- time. By starting to invest during the early stages of your career, you get a lot of time to research, learn, and achieve, advises Ayan Nagpal.
While investing in PPF, investors must remember to put in the money at the right time to maximise the return they earn from it.
Investment planning needs to be done at the beginning of the year.
Making an informed choice will help you save money and some hassles too.
Make sure buying a house won't lead to compromises on other crucial financial goals.
Here are some simple tips that can save you a great deal of money and reduce financial stress.
Financial planning tips for the salaried in their 20s
If you pledge market-linked instruments and their value plummets, you will have to provide additional collateral, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.
'Stick to FDs of shorter tenures, preferably one-two years.'
Over the years women have typically become savvier financially, irrespective of their role, they take care of finances finance from handling household expenses, planning for her child's education, emergencies etc. Here are some tips for various ways for women to save and invest some money.
The stock markets are going down and investing directly in stocks has become risky. While mutual funds help you minimise risks you should know a few things about them before investing. Here are a few tips on how to invest in mutual funds.
In an hour-long chat with rediff.com, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable tips.
When looking for alternatives, consider several parameters -- your investment horizon and liquidity requirement, post-tax returns, and risk.
Do you have parents who have turned 60? You may want to forward Sarbajeet K Sen's suggestions to them.
With the wedding season already in full swing, a few things to keep in minutes financially when tying the knot, advises Bindisha Sarang.
He has seen both glorious success and abject failure. Who better to take career lessons from than Amitabh Bachchan who turns 75 today?
Parents should secure thier special child's future.
The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the case of a a Zomato delivery executive who died in a road accident point to the severely straitened condition of gig workers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Budget 2021 had promised several measures to help the cause of gig economy workers, but most of them are yet to see the light of day. Even after a year, the country's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. "In Budget 2021, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the government is looking toward including migrant and gig workers for social security benefits," says Srinivas Kotni, managing partner, Lexport, a consulting firm. Parliament had passed the Code on Wages in 2019 and Code on Industrial Relations, Social Security and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions in 2020.
Be it an e-commerce transaction, booking tickets online or availing a service, online transactions has its intrinsic advantages of saving time and convenience.
While the likely intensity of the third wave is still a matter of debate, wisdom lies in being financially prepared for it, advises Bindisha Sarang.
Investors across age groups and risk appetite can invest in these schemes.
As the calendar year comes to an end, employees are asked to file investment declarations to their companies.
It is good you have invested in the equity market with a long-term horizon of 10 years.
Tax benefit on WFH expenses, regulatory clarity on cryptos figure high on their wish list.
Krishna Kumar offers some tips on how to cope with being served the pink slip.
The sum assured is just the premiums that you have paid plus some basic level of return. People often mix investments with insurance. This causes them to often look at the sum assured without understanding the death benefits of the policies in detail.
You can avail of tax deduction on expenses incurred on preventive health check-ups. This provision is beneficial to younger people who don't exhaust their Section 80D limit with their health insurance premium.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, Abchlor Investment Advisors MD and founder www.investonline.in Abhinav Angirish offered some valuable investment tips.
Irrational behaviour, born out of incomplete understanding, biases, overconfidence, fear or greed, has led investors to make less than half of what they could have in the capital markets, says Erik Hon.
Keep at least one family member in the know of all your investments
Unrestrained and random spending can be very harmful, both in the short term as well as in the long term.
Always remember to check whether the recipient of the charity has valid 80G approval
NSC scores high on all three parameters that conservative investors are seeking -- safety, tax-adjusted returns and liquidity.
Personal finance expert Abhinav Angirish offered some valuable invetsment tips.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable tips.
Children will fall and rise again; that is what life is all about, says Virender Kapoor.
Women need to handle their finances differently from men because of the differences in the earning patterns and priorities that women set for themselves.
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