After retirement, the pressure on finances increases in the absence of regular income. Here are a few suggestions to ensure a smooth post-retirement life
A woman can do many wonderful things if she wishes to, and one of them is to grow her money.
Always avoid companies that promise assured returns that are too good to be true.
If you are one of those who is now staring at your credit card bill and wondering how to go about it, here is the way out.
If a couple is registered as joint owners of a property, the tax authorities expect both of them to show their income or capital gains from the house in their tax returns, says Arvind Rao, a chartered account and certified financial planner
Ring fence your family's assets with a trust as this ensures fewer disputes, advises Sandeep Nerlekar.
Debt fund managers think the Reserve Bank governor might at best go for one rate cut in April.
'The devious minds across the border will test us to the hilt, but in the course of that will offer us opportunities for which we must be prepared,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd), who commanded the Uri Brigade, the Baramulla Division and the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps.
Cost of health care is rising at a fast clip.
Lack of visibility on rates makes companies apprehensive.
It's not easy to ignore the newspaper ads with Diwali offers.
Airlines say ATF fuel prices in India are 40 per cent higher than in countries such as Singapore. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
You will be much better off buying the required plans directly from life and general insurers, experts tell Chirag Madia
Armed with green nod and fund infusion, Gujarat govt getting ready to issue tenders to build infrastructure at the mega investment region
High savings, aggressive asset allocation and a frugal lifestyle can help you hang up your boots a decade early.
While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend
Insurance company will bear the cost of digitising. It will in turn benefit from lower expenses on servicing policies.
Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Smart cities are really about clustering smart people and institutions.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
India needs to tread cautiously on the growth path.
If you want your children to inherit true wealth, make them financially literate, says Amar Pandit
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.
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The youngest winners of the thriving tech economy, many of whom came of age during the last financial crisis, aren't often interested in the ideas that attracted clients in the past.
Many exemptions make little sense, such as a monthly exemption of Rs 100 for college education and Rs 300 for hostel fees.
The CPEC poses a clear and imminent danger to Indian security interests, says Kulbir Krishan.
Mounting a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the demonetisation drive launched by him was "firebombing of 99 per cent honest people" and not a "surgical strike".
From the date you put in your papers, the employer will promptly freeze your salary payouts and you will get everything along with the full and final settlement.
Life hacks to get your financial situation under control
The whole idea is to have a balance between long-term and short-term goals.
When an NRI returns to India, he should be aware of his tax residency status.
Budget is widely seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The announcement declaring New Delhi Municipal Council a winner of the smart city challenge came when the rest of Delhi was drowning in urban waste.
The outgo for major subsides, is the highest in the first quarter.
While an occasional big expense is fine, it is important to maintain a lifestyle that leaves enough surplus to invest and save.
'COPD causes an economic loss of Rs 35,000 crores.' 'We cannot afford to lose such a huge amount due to one disease.' 'COPD is a non-communicable disease and that's why it remained low in priority.' 'The time is right to shift the focus to COPD as HIV/AIDS and TB are under control. 'This badly neglected disease has become the second largest cause for deaths in India.' 'It is time for us to wake up and give due importance to this disease.'
While proper financial planning is a subject in itself, in my experience, to increase levels of financial safety and security, a person needs to avoid a few basic mistakes, says Parag Raja
