'Reits are suitable for investors seeking regular income and real estate exposure without managing physical properties, especially NRIs and retirees.'
The story of Bihar's educational reform is a lesson for all reforms done halfway.
Many senior citizens 'underestimate the impact of inflation, taxation, health-related expenses, and the heavy premium they will have to pay on health insurance.'
rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila (retd) answers your personal finance-related questions.
'The outlook for the next Samvat is more constructive, as many of the earlier drags are gradually becoming supports.'
Conservative investors seeking equity-like tax benefits with low risk may go for them.
Many affluent young people are first-generation wealthy. They have limited financial literacy, lack quality financial guidance or role models, and often fall prey to mis-selling. This makes them hesitant to invest in high-return assets like equities.
A N Shanbhag examines various proposals of Budget 2003 which are of interest to individual assessees.
rediffGURU Dev Ashish answers your personal finance and mutual fund queries.
One of the most exploited provisions is Section 10(13A), which permits exemption on HRA.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
The world's largest postal service is stepping in to help deliver lifesaving medicines during a countrywide lockdown aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
rediffGURU Ramalingam Kalirajan answers your personal finance queries.
Senior citizens should avoid putting their entire retirement corpus in SCSS.
Reels often induce the FOMO-'Act now!' mentality. But sound investing is about consistency, diversification and a long-term horizon.
The net inflow into equity mutual funds surged 24 per cent to Rs 23,587 crore in June, reversing the declining trend of the last five months, driven by strong equity market performance across segments, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Wednesday. Also, the latest fund infusion by investors marks the 52nd consecutive month of net inflows into the segment.
While demand for sub Rs 50-lakh affordable housing prevails, market players cite increased land rates, escalated construction costs and low margins as key prohibiting factors.
The return filed could be treated as defective, invalid, or even be considered as not filed at all.
Even if interest rates go down, they may continue to offer better returns than fixed deposits.
'Revolving credit without full repayment causes interest to outpace repayment capacity, and leads to financial distress.'
SBI has twice hiked interest rates on fixed deposits within a month, but an investor still gets better returns at the post office.
Bank employees want a five day work week.
Do you have financial planning or income tax queries? Ask rediffGURU Anil Rego.
The finance ministry has initiated an internal survey of the faceless regime to examine its effectiveness.
If you plan to withdraw money from your corpus regularly to meet expenses, have a portfolio of stable instruments.
With the RBI infusing Rs 7.5 lakh crore in liquidity -- and possibly more in the future -- the short- to medium-term corporate bond market is expected to benefit.
'Accidents are unpredictable, whether it's a mishap during Diwali, a fracture during travel, or a fall in the bathroom.'
rediffGURU Mahesh Padmanabhan answers readers' personal income tax queries.
Post office savings of 1, 2 and 3 year term deposits and 5-year recurring deposit currently fetch 8.4 per cent interest per annum.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Self-employed individuals often face hurdles in buying term insurance due to financial documentation that doesn't fully reflect their earnings. This complicates underwriting.
You can build your own retirement savings portfolio by investing in equity, hybrid and/or debt funds. Alternatively, you can also invest in retirement funds which provide asset allocation solutions for different investment needs and risk appetites, says Dwaipayan Bose
While festive offers can reduce costs, borrowers should also consider the lender's transparency and service quality. Customers need to be mindful of their repayment capacity.
Getting locked into instruments before the new regime kicks in would be a good strategy.
In a move that will hit the common man, the government on Friday slashed interest rates payable on small savings including PPF and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) in a bid to align them closer to market rates.
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh will be taking some senior citizens in the state on free pilgrimages by air under its existing scheme and the exercise will start from May 21, months before the assembly polls in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state.
'Expect India to keep doing well irrespective of geopolitics.'
FDs are not advisable for long-term wealth creation as their post-inflation, post-tax returns are not very attractive.
Do you have financial planning queries? Ask rediffGURU Kirtan A Shah.
