New Years Resolutions - 2014
What is your Resolution for this New Year? Have you decided something for your finances this year? IF NOT, I strongly suggest you decide som...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Your Complete Guide to Indian Income Tax and Retiring as a Crorepati
Dear All, Its been many weeks since I posted articles regularly in this blog. Over the past couple of months, I have been working on my maid...
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Have you Subscribed to the Power Grid FPO?
Power Grid Corporation, one of India's largest public sector companies has come out with a “Further Public Offering” of 787 million shar...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
A Laymans Guide to Private Banking
Have you heard of the term "Private Banking"? You may have found this term in news articles in our papers and websites about major...
Friday, October 18, 2013
The Best Route to Building Wealth
Best Route to Building Wealth - The title sounds like one of those Spam Emails we keep getting in our inbox with lofty claims about making u...
Monday, October 14, 2013
Moving? Get Free Moving Boxes!
My friend was moving apartments the other day and he was telling me how his roommate had taken some of his moving boxes without his permissi...
Sunday, October 13, 2013
How To Plan Your Childs Financial Future and Do It Well!!!
Today is Vijaya-Dashami, a day that is considered auspicious for all good things for our future. So, todays aim is to start planning for som...
Friday, October 11, 2013
List of Miniratna Companies in India
In one of our previous articles titled Different Categories of Public Sector Companies in India we had taken a look at the classification of...
List of Navratna Companies in India
In one of our previous articles titled Different Categories of Public Sector Companies in India we had taken a look at the classification of...
List of Maharatna Companies in India
In one of our previous articles titled Different Categories of Public Sector Companies in India we had taken a look at the classification of...
Different Categories of Public Sector Companies in India
Are you one of those folks that hear the term Navratna or Maharatna being used while referring to large government owned public sector compa...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Is Your Take Home Salary Much Lower Than Your Salary Package???
Are you someone who wonders where all my on-paper salary goes when your salary gets credited every month? Did you think that the salary pack...
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Is a Mutual Fund House Consolidation On the Cards?
Remember an article titled “Top Mutual Fund Houses in India by AUM” in Feb last year in this blog? We had seen the top 25 and the bottom 5 f...
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Apple's iPhone 5S sells-out in Australia, Hong Kong, & Singapore
Just after midnight local time, Apple began sales of their new flagship iPhone 5S to customers in in the Far East and Down Under, and orders...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
iOS 7 is here. And the reviews are in.
iOS 7 is a complete overhaul of the system, throwing out just about every visual element from previous iterations and building on a new syst...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Reservations for unlocked iPhone 5s sell out within hours in China
Customers in China looking to reserve an unlocked version of the iPhone 5s Tuesday may be out of luck. Initial supplies of the iPhone 5s are...
Monday, September 16, 2013
Why the analysts are wrong about the iPhone 5C
In the days since the iPhone 5C and 5S were unveiled, Apple analysts and pundits seemed to have fixated all their criticisms and energies on...
iPhone 5c Starts To See More Sell-Outs
As of Monday, Apple's US inventories of iPhone 5c on it's online store are beginning to show some strain. The unlocked version (sim...
Apple teams up with Burberry to show off iPhone 5S Camera
Last week Apple made unveiled its new flagship phone, the iPhone 5S, and Monday was one of the first chances to see it in action outside of ...
So What's The Most Popular iPhone 5c Color?
According to Apple's online inventory - Yellow. Apple's US online store first sell-out happened Friday (only hours after pre-orders...
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Save Additional Tax Using the New Section 80TTA of the Indian Tax Laws - Did you know?
If you have filed at least one income tax returns, you already know that there are countless sections in our Indian Tax Regulations and ther...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's Starts with a Knock Out Punch!!!
Over the past few articles the topic about Mr. Raghuram Rajan the new Governor of the RBI and his impact on the Indian Economy and Rupee has...
Monday, September 2, 2013
Why is the Indian Rupee Recovering?
After two weeks of intense pressure and uncontrolled downward movement, I am happy to share with you that the Indian Rupee is indeed recover...
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Another Book from the Shark Tank
Robert Herjavec is best known for his roles on the reality television shows Dragon's Den and Shark Tank. In these shows budding entrepre...
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Is the Indian Stock Market Really Recovering?
Yesterday was a crazy day for the Rupee and the Indian Stock Market. The Rupee halted its downward spiral and stabilized. After days of sout...
The Falling Rupee and Falling Stock Market - Connection Explained!!!
The Stock Market has tumbled over the past couple of weeks and one group of people claim that the fall in the value of the rupee is one of t...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Impact of the Food Security Bill on the Indian Economy
In the previous article we took a look at the impact the Food Security Bill will have on our budget. The amount of money we will end up spen...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Impact of the Food Security Bill on the Indian Budget
The past couple of weeks have been extremely painful for the Indian Investor and the Indian Economy as a whole. In a couple of weeks, the Se...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Have You Missed The Tax Filing Deadline?
Have you missed the tax filing deadline set up by the Income Tax Department of India? Are you worried about it and are not sure what to do n...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Everything you ever need to know about House Rent and Income Tax
One of the biggest points for confusion for most of us is about the Income Tax Aspects surrounding our House. Whether you live in a rented h...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
What is the Best Gift You Can Give Your Family?
What is the best gift you can give your family? A new Car? An awesome vacation in Europe? A new diamond necklace for your beloved? A new Pl...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Read this before you buy a new ULIP Policy
This blog has seen its fair share of ULIP Products in the past and I have always been against ULIPs that charge exorbitant fees & charge...
Saturday, June 29, 2013
RetailMeNot has come to Canada!
Do you ever shop online? Have you ever been a click away from check-out and asked if you have a coupon promo code? Well here's a website...
Friday, June 28, 2013
What is Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA)?
Today early morning I received an email from my DEMAT Provider with a notification asking me if I would like to enroll for the Basic Service...
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Top 50 Dividend Paying Stocks in India
Every Investor is looking for the next hot stock tip. A stock whose price will double or triple in a few months. However, one of the often n...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Employee Unique Identification Number (EUIN) De-Mystified!!!
Almost all of us are salaried employees of some organization or the other and so we know what an Employee number is. We also know that it is...
Is Your Portfolio Over Diversified?
"Don't Put All Your Eggs in the Same Basket" is an age old saying that holds good for our investments too. That is why we have...
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Property & Wealth Inheritance Laws in India - For Women
India as a country is known for its family ties and relationships worldwide. But, one of the things that is rampant in India but is unknown ...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Everything You Would Ever Want To Know About Bank Lockers
Do you have a Safety Deposit Locker with a bank in India? Are you thinking about availing one? Irrespective of whether you have or don’t hav...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Things you may not know about the NPS
The National Pension Scheme or NPS has been covered in this blog multiple times in the past and is one of the top viewed articles. The artic...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Great News for Home Buyers - The New Real Estate Bill in India
Are you one of those people who got lured by these catchy advertisements by builders only to realize that most of the features advertised ar...
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Can Mr Murthy work his magic with Infosys this time too?
Mr Narayanamurthy, the most iconic name in the Indian IT space is being forced out of his cushy retirement after close to 3 years. From the ...
A Laymans Guide to Islamic Banking
Have you heard of the term Islamic Banking? The concept of Islamic Banking is becoming more and more popular in India where there is a signi...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
What is HAWALA???
Hawala, a word that has been making headlines across the globe for many years. Names like Naresh Jain, Madhu Koda, Hasan Ali Khan etc have b...
Monday, May 27, 2013
Has the Gold Bug Bitten You?
The past one year has been really hard for gold investors. They have witnessed carnage in gold prices and have seen the value of their inves...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Best Way to Build Wealth
Here's another great read from "The Little Book..." series. The Little Book that Builds Wealth by Pat Dorsey is a book about f...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Debentures DeMystified
The Term Debentures is used very frequently in the Indian Markets and not many of us are aware of what they are or how they work. The idea o...
Friday, May 10, 2013
A Comparison between ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank is the Largest Private Sector Bank in India and HDFC Bank is a close second. If you talk to a random stranger on the road, there ...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Do I Need Debt Instruments in my Portfolio?
In the past couple of articles, we took a look at the Debt Markets in India as well as the different types of Debt Instruments that are avai...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Components of the Indian Debt Market
As we saw in the previous article the Debt Market in India is growing at a rapid pace and is becoming increasingly interesting for Investors...
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Debt Markets In India
The Stock Market and Stock Market related instruments like Shares & Mutual Funds have been discussed on numerous occasions in this blog....
Thursday, April 25, 2013
All Your Questions about Employee Provident Fund - Answered!!!
In the past few articles in our blog, we had taken a detailed look at the Employee Provident Fund Scheme of India. After reading it, I am pr...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Should I Invest in Gold Now?
The price of gold has fallen to a two year low. Gold prices haven’t gone down like this ever in the past 30 years. Yes, you read it right. G...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Why is Gold Price Falling?
Is your mother worried that the price of gold has come down and that her precious possession is losing its worth? Is your wife nudging you t...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
What Options Do I Have if the EPFO Grievance Redressal Does Not Work?
In the previous article titled "Can I Get my PF Related Grievances Addressed?" we had taken a look at the EPFO's Grievance Red...
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Is Buying a Second Home an Investment?
Are you someone who thinks that buying a home is an investment? Do you hear from elders and random relatives about being an intelligent inve...
Friday, April 12, 2013
Can I Get my EPF Related Grievances Addressed?
"Can I Get my PF Related Grievances Addressed?" - This is a question that most salaried employees in India who have tried to withd...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Historical Interest Rates Offered by EPF Scheme in India
The Employee Provident Fund Scheme of India has been in Existence for many decades and is probably the main source of funds for the salaried...
Saturday, March 30, 2013
How Much Pension Will I Get Through the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS)?
In one of the recent articles we had taken a detailed look at Employee Provident Fund or EPF. One of the components of this EPF is the Emplo...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Employee Provident Fund - Demystified
Employee Provident Fund or EPF is by far the most common Retirement Planning option for the salaried class of India and in some cases the on...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Are you utilizing all your Tax Saving Options?
March is almost over and we are in the last few days of the Financial year where people are running around to save tax. Everyone knows about...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Have You Thought About or Planned for Income After Retirement?
"Retirement" is a word that is selling millions of ULIPs every year Across India. Insurance Advisors, Financial Planners, Bank Man...
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Indian Union Budget 2013 Aftermath - An Outlook for the Banking & Insurance Sectors
The Indian Union Budget was presented in the parliament by the Finance Minister of India Mr. P. Chidambaram last week. News channels in Indi...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
What's your opinion worth?
http://www.i-say.com/ Here's a great way to make a few extra bucks online. i-Say by Ipsos is a marketing company that tries to unders...
Friday, March 1, 2013
Budget 2013 - Highlights & Things you need to know about Budget 2013
After a long hyped up wait, the Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram delivered his 2013 budget speech in the Parliament yesterday. Motivated ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Everything You Need to Know About Leave Travel Allowance (LTA)
With the Financial Year winding to a close by end of March and Summary Vacations on the horizon in April-May, many of us are planning our va...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Best Tax Saving Fixed Deposits in India - Today!!!
Tax Saving Fixed Deposits or 80C Fixed Deposits or 5 Year Fixed Deposits are one of the most popular avenues for Saving Taxes for the Indian...
Friday, January 25, 2013
Customs Duty on Gold Increased – Will Gold Demand Come Down?
Gold has and will continue to be, one of the most widely trusted and invested asset classes in India – PERIOD. There is no argument whatsoev...
Saturday, January 12, 2013
A Great Proposal by SEBI
As you might already be aware, Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) is the Governing body of all stock market related activities ...
Friday, January 11, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Top 3 Personal Finance Books - Setting the Foundation
Happy New Year! So I bet you've made a bunch of New Year's resolutions and this year you're going to get all your financial duck...
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