Planning

Homemakers guide to save money: 15 must-try tricks  

03 Aug 2011, 1.14 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Every homemaker can change her role from money user/spender to money earner by doing her bit. These 15 tips do not call for any education or any great...

How to manage finances while studying abroad?  

01 Aug 2011, 4.14 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Today, more and more children are travelling abroad for their studies. You need a fix on the tuition fees, accommodation and living expenses -- else t...

Don't need a financial plan? Time to think again  

12 Jul 2011, 11.44 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Financial planning is a process which allows you to start moving towards actualizing your goals and meant for everyone. Here's a look at whether finan...

Wary of equities? Check the new age mantra of FMPs  

11 Jul 2011, 12.18 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Fixed Maturity Plan (FMPs) are essentially debt Mutual Fund schemes with a tenure, which invest in a basket of securities like Certificate of Deposit ...

10 must-ask questions for your financial advisor  

01 Jul 2011, 5.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

If the world of investment looks overwhelming and you are looking for professional assistance; but wondering how to choose one, don’t worry -- you are...

3 simple rules to manage your budget  

09 Jun 2011, 2.38 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

You should ensure that you regularly file all correspondence relating to money, including, bills and to record them on your notepad. This way you woul...

27 super smart ways to save  

23 May 2011, 3.29 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

You don't have to play Uncle Scrooge to be penny wise and hoard for the future! The journey is the key. ...

All you need to know about leave travel allowance  

09 May 2011, 4.07 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) is granted by the employers to the employees as part of the remuneration to provide for travel expenses incurred during t...

Top 10 books that influenced my life & work  

26 Apr 2011, 7.47 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Do you analyze the market or Mr. Market analyses you? You might say it’s obvious that you analyze the market. Think again, please! Do you analyze the ...

Consider management quality in stock picking   

26 Apr 2011, 2.55 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

One should first consider the quality of management while scouting for a company to invest, advises Rajeev Thakkar, CEO and Director, Parag Parikh Fin...

Be cautious if a stock performs too well too long    

26 Apr 2011, 2.43 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

In an exclusive interview to Moneycontrol.com's Nasrin Sultana, Krishna Kumar Karwa, MD, Emkay Global Financial speaks his philosophies of investment ...

Investors should not get carried away by volatile market   

26 Apr 2011, 2.36 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Market is driven by lots of speculation and sentiments. An investor should not get carried away by volatility of the market, advises A Balasubramanian...

Five ways to evaluate a Financial Advisor  

25 Apr 2011, 2.41 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

As the focus for distribution of retail financial products shifts from commission-based to fee-based advisory, it is important for clients to understa...

The top down and bottom-up approach to stock investing  

23 Apr 2011, 12.28 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

An investor can take 2 different approaches when looking to buy a share, a) top down and b) bottom up. While Top-down research and bottom-up research ...

Is your employee PF lying dormant? Time to act NOW  

21 Apr 2011, 10.29 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

On March 17, 2011, nearly 50 million employees in India rejoiced when Finance Minister granted the gift of 9.5% interest on their Provident Fund depos...

Managing consumer credit   

04 Apr 2011, 1.13 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Consumer credit is a scheme to receive goods and services today in lieu of the payments made in future. ...

Plan for contingencies before setting future goals  

26 Mar 2011, 4.56 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

February has always been a month of great excitement in India, especially with investors who eagerly await the annual budget....

Think twice before applying for credit randomly!  

22 Mar 2011, 3.59 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

My friend Arun, who is a top official in a large brokerage firm was incensed with his prospective home loan lender. He had approached them on the advi...

Budget terrific for senior citizens, not much for others  

03 Mar 2011, 11.55 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The age for senior citizens decreased to 60 from 65. The new category of Very Senior Citizens (for those above 80) has been formed this budget....

Money talks!  

03 Mar 2011, 11.00 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Being a financial planner, talking about money, dreams, goals and needs have become a part of my day to day life. Every minute we work, that’s all we ...

Five Investment products in current times  

16 Feb 2011, 5.31 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Young investors have varied objectives while choosing their investments – buying a home, purchasing a car, their child’s education, early retirement p...

Demystifying Investment selection  

02 Feb 2011, 4.57 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Rummaging through some old boxes at home, I found some of my childhood things. Pictures, clothes, toys and most importantly one of my favourite things...

Resolution breakers!   

24 Jan 2011, 3.58 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

So by the end of January we have made our resolutions, promised to keep them, and have now broken them, have we not?...

Make mistakes, then learn: Why it happens with money?  

14 Jan 2011, 2.01 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Money makes the world go round. Managing money is not on the top of everyone’s mind – some do not think about it, others think that working hard to ge...

How to deal with the unexpected?  

04 Jan 2011, 12.34 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The last year has wrecked the markets in more than one way, first the LIC housing scam crawled out, which hammered LIC housing finance alongside a hos...

All you wanted to know about CTC   

13 Jan 2010, 1.15 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The transformation from CTC to take home leaves mostly everyone confused. Let’s decode and understand what happens when CTC becomes take home....

What are the various small savings schemes?  

24 Sep 2008, 11.21 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

JUST a decade ago, the most sought after investment option were small savings +schemes....

Why Lehman and Merrill fell  

01 Jan 2008, 12.18 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

IT all began with the sub-prime crisis. If you lost your money in the market crash of January 2008, here's the route to your loss, in chronological o...

What is compounding?  

27 Sep 2007, 11.35 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

You learnt it in school. You passed your math exams with it. And now you simply cannot remember it! We help you revise and also tell you what it has t...

Early birds get rich  

27 Jul 2007, 11.27 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Let us use the case of two friends; one who started early and one who was a Johnny come late, to study this impact of time....