For women, it is important to build an emergency fund and a financial independence fund independent of the couple's joint goals and plans.
Be willing to learn from mistakes.
Break the chains of debt, invest in your future, and wave the flag of financial independence high. Freedom awaits, comrades. Let's conquer this battlefield together this Republic day, exhorts Vatsal Ramaiya.
With RBI holding on to rates, investors should avoid longer duration funds for the near future, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
With the Union Budget over, it is a good time to start the rebalancing exercise. Take cues from last year's market performance
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
Missing the deadline for filing Income Tax returns can lead to consequences.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
There are few strategies to invest safely in a volatile market.
EPFO may start investing up to five per cent of its incremental corpus in the equity market.
According to Rahul Rege, business head (retail) at Emkay Global Financial Services, it is difficult to track more than 10 stocks.
The average difference in expense ratios between a regular and direct plan is 100 to 120 basis points. For those who need hand holding, spend the 100 to 120 basis points and get advice on the right schemes that suit you. Don't land up buying a scheme with low expense, but lower returns.
Experts believe that one should not allocate more than 5-10 per cent of one's equity portfolio to international funds.
Insurance firms have designed amazing retirment plans to lure more customers.
rediffGURUS Hardik Parikh, Tejas Chokshi, Mihir Tanna and Sanjeev Govila answer your tax related queries.
The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.
Now that the National Pension Scheme offers more choices than the Employees Provident Fund, is more transparent and also allows to choose the level of allocation to equities as investors like, should one switch to the NPS?
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
Is the latest mobile or car or a house the goal? If so, the savings and investments should be aimed at catering to it. The amount needed has to be worked out, and money needs to be saved, accordingly, suggests Sarbajeet K Sen.
Faced with one setback after another in expanding the scope of mining in the country, almost all the major miners of the world have wound down their operations in India.
'It is crucial to understand that the ultimate goal of your investments isn't to pay lesser tax, but to create long-term wealth for you and your family,' says Satyen Kothari, founder and CEO, Cube Wealth.
'Children should include their parents in the group health insurance cover provided by the employer at the earliest.' 'However, the elderly should not depend on it alone and should also buy a personal health cover,' suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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.
We have compiled a list of key factors which led to Warren Buffett's coveted success.
'A time-wise, as well as price correction, so that the market can absorb the gains made over the past 17 months.'
With real estate -- NRIs's favourite investment vehicle in the past -- unlikely to do well in the near future, there is a strong case for NRIs to shift to equity and debt mutual funds, says Prateek Mehta.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
In January 2008, the Sensex hit then all-time high of 21,207 (closing high of 21,004 was achieved in November 2010).
The improved outlook on the Government of India announced by rating agency Moody's might need to be viewed with some scepticism. There is no doubt the performance of the Indian economy has sharply improved from the deep trough it hit last year. But the ability of the second largest global ratings agency to assess an upside and downside before events make everyone wise about India has been dismal for a long time, as the chart shows.
With the wedding season already in full swing, a few things to keep in minutes financially when tying the knot, advises Bindisha Sarang.
'From our perspective, it will bring additional customers and from their perspective, it will get them younger customers.'
Glimpses of the CWC meeting, which was meant to formulate a plan to revive the party from the death throes of electoral irrelevance, but...
Three key instruments that can help you meet your financial goals, while also allowing you to enjoy tax deductions are ELSS, term cover and health cover.
The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes.
With a team of 20-odd people, Snafu tries to unearth the rough diamonds from millions of songs. Can AI help look for a needle in a haystack? Ritwik Sharma finds out.
Financial planning advisor Amar Pandit explains the most important steps for accumulating a contingency fund but cautions that this money should be spent wisely.
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