'With the current situation in the global job market, students come back with an added burden of educational loans.'
Keep track of your foreign remittances to avoid giving incorrect declarations as these could be held against you.
The choice should depend on the size of the retirement corpus, stage in life, and state of health.
Be wary of co-operative banks which have historically been most vulnerable.
Senior citizens should avoid putting their entire retirement corpus in SCSS.
'Investors don't have to worry about underperformance in passive funds, which earn market-equivalent returns.'
A term plan's premium is lower than that of a wholelife plan.
Before opting for this scheme, consider how EPS is calculated.
'Non-par plans returns are not market-linked. Hence, they can offer guaranteed returns.'
Remember, pension from EPS will be taxable at slab rate, reducing the post-tax income for people who remain in the higher tax brackets after retirement.
Buy from an established agent rather than a novice who may not be around when you need his assistance.
Avoid discontinuing your SIPs. Persist for at least 7-10 years.
Avoid discontinuing your SIPs. Persist for at least 7-10 years.
Slogans of 'Make Rahul Gandhi INC president' rent the air on Sunday as thousands of Congress supporters reached the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi to raise their voice against price rise and unemployment.
'Comparing the rates of interest with PSU banks, the three- and five-year time deposit rates of the post office are more favourable.'
Designer Mallika Bhatt organised a Diwali bash for her pals, and they glammed up for the occasion.
If you opt for a term-life cover, buy separate policies to cover the loan for all the co-borrowers in a home loan for a sum assured equal to the home loan amount.
If you pledge market-linked instruments and their value plummets, you will have to provide additional collateral, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Pithani was Rajput's friend and was also staying with the late actor at his Bandra residence in suburban Mumbai, he said.
Probably the only such school in India, the Satguru Kabir Shiksha Samstha in Luniyakhedi village, Madhya Pradesh, is based on Kabir's philosophy and ideals.
One of the biggest advantages of index funds and ETFs is their low cost, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
Chakraborty, who appeared before the CBI for the first time, left the Defence Research and Development Organisation guest house complex in Santacruz a little after 9 pm, said an official.
These three persons, who were present in the flat when Rajput, 34, was found hanging in his room on June 14, were questioned for about five hours following which the CBI sleuths took them to the late actor's residence at Mont Blanc Apartments in suburban Bandra around 2.45 pm.
When they arrived, CBI sleuths were accompanied by Rajput's cook Neeraj, another domestic help Deepesh Sawant and the actor's flat-mate Siddharth Pithani. These three were present in the flat when Rajput was found hanging in his room.
If a retail investor wants exposure to a healthcare ETF, it should be a part of his satellite portfolio, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Stick to low-cost ULIPs launched in the past few years. Go with an insurer with a good investment team and solid track record of long-term returns, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
When looking for alternatives, consider several parameters -- your investment horizon and liquidity requirement, post-tax returns, and risk.
Despite Gaikward's brilliance, Maharashtra could not qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.
Allotment could be low, and expected listing-day gains can quickly morph into losses if sentiment takes a turn for the worse
Two disc jockeys who played music at the rave party in suburban Juhu hotel were on Tuesday called to the police station for the second consecutive day for probe into the matter even as the investigators are trying to decode the language used in the invitation, police said.
LIC is currently allowing customers to revive policies that have lapsed for more than two years.
We recently carried A Ganesh Nadar's account of having a cellphone connection go from bad to worse and asked readers to share similar experiences with us. Here, Deepesh Krishnan tells his story.
Tax planning should not be left for March. If you do so, you could face a severe cash crunch in that month, warns Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Jodhpur police say they will send police team to arrest the actor
Salman is still facing trial in the hit-and-run case.
The Bihar government, realising that it does not have the jurisdiction to probe the case, is now adopting this 'illegal method' of recommending the case to be handed over to the CBI, says Rhea's lawyer.
Do not go for riskier options like co-operative bank only for the higher return. Even if you go for them, park only a small portion of your capital there, say Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
These ETFs will also carry interest-rate risk, especially the 10-year ETF. The investor can overcome this risk by holding them till maturity, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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