Financial planning advisor Amar Pandit explains the most important steps for accumulating a contingency fund but cautions that this money should be spent wisely.
Take an education loan. Encourage them to freelance while studying.
IIM-A saw 36 per cent jump in maximum domestic salary in 2018 placements this year.
Pointing out to the 133-acre Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City on the outskirts of the financial capital, he said there is huge realty play opportunity that RCom's erstwhile corporate headquarters possesses, and pegged the potential value creation at the site at Rs 25,000 crore.
'Artificial intelligence works best on unstructured data. And no other country has the amount of unstructured data like India has.'
For financial institutions, it will be an opportunity to provide better lending options. For instance, customers who pay their overdrafts on time will get access to more credit and probably at a cheaper rate.
Help came from Sanjeev Bikchandani, founder and executive vice-chairman of Info Edge, the main investor in Zomato.
Ashish Mehrotra, MD and CEO, Max Bupa Health Insurance, explains the changes we can expect in health insurance this year.
The last few months have been hard on digital wallets which had a short-lived dream run post-demonetisation.
Private banks and start-ups offer instant loans on apps as well as through ATMs.
Experts contend that this setback, even if temporary, could put the company at a disadvantage to its competitors in acquiring new customers.
Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.
Walmart is rumoured to be looking to listing Flipkart in a few years. At that stage, we'll get a better sense of what's going on in retail, says Devangshu Datta.
There's a long way to go before human beings are replaced by machines -- in banks at least.
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
Proper documentation can help take half the pain out of filing your income tax return, says Amar Pandit.
'Some business families would probably have to revert to their core businesses, which the IBC will ensure.'
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
Although not much is spoken about financial infidelity, it is becoming more and more common these days. Financial planner Amar Pandit charts a four-point plan on how to be financially loyal to your spouse
E-commerce companies have understood the importance of having their own in-house wallet, explaining their acquisition spree, says Manoranjan Mohapatra.
Short-term loans from NBFCs can be more convenient but come at higher cost
The IT slowdown directly threatens the well being of other industries as well as India's IT cities. This impact has not necessarily been factored in, yet.
Industries with the highest number of top-rated companies at risk were hospitality/travel, media and entertainment, retail, financial services and consumer goods/manufacturing
In July-Sept 2016-2017, TCS had missed street expectations with 7.8% growth in revenue.
Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.
These institutes, while expensive, are a viable alternative to studying abroad.
Here's what borrowers must pay attention to before going for such medical loans.
If you want your children to inherit true wealth, make them financially literate, says Amar Pandit
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Without bringing sound governance and technical capabilities into the RBI's work, injecting new money sets the stage for a next wave of bad behaviour by banks, warns Ajay Shah.
Branch additions for most major banks in the current financial year do not correspond to the number of the past two years.
Digital services work best when the seller designs a system where default options are designed to help the buyer, says Debashis Basu.
Open loop pre-paid cards come with a two-factor authentication. One for ATMs and PoS transactions, and the other for online transactions
'If you retain your account with the EPFO for 10 years, you get a life-long pension.'
The 100MB app casts the cricketer in a digital avatar that can be used in a variety of ways. Celebrities, Urvi Malvania reports, are increasingly leveraging their fan following in the real world to build virtual empires.
The so-called 'fourth industrial revolution' will bring ever faster cycles of innovation, posing huge challenges to companies, workers, governments and societies alike
Despite lay-offs and the threat of automation, the industry will continue to be an important driver of growth in employment and GDP, says Ashok Soota.
In order for somebody to do Big Brother kind of a job, one has to collect lots of data. Aadhaar collects very minimal data whether at the time of enrollment or at the time of authentication.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
Droom has seen aircraft such as the Falcon, Hawk and Cessna being rented.
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