Home loan costs moving up! What should homebuyers do?
The average homebuyer needs to be prepared for an expected change in policy stance. Borrowers have several ways to cope up with the situation
When hi-tech frauds happen in banking sector, insurance isn’t far behind
After the misselling complaints during the pre-2010 Ulips era, another trust deficit could prove detrimental to the insurance sector.
How should you measure returns? Three key metrics and when to use them
Both IRR and TWR are complex to arrive at mathematically, whereas CAGR is relatively easier to calculate.
Amber Enterprises: A worthy buy despite expensive valuation
Tailwinds such as low penetration of ACs in India, high entry barriers, increasing inverter AC sales, and higher disposable incomes are expected to augur well for the company.
World No Tobacco Day: How smoking impacts your financial health
A heavy smoker loses more than a crore, if he smokes for 30 years and pays higher premiums on life and health insurance plans, as insurers charge smokers a higher premium compared to non-smokers.
Digital transformation: Moving security to the cloud
The cloud empowers enterprises to augment the capacity of their own data centres (or totally eliminate the need of an on-premise infrastructure), while simultaneously taking advantage of value-added services
Bodal Chemicals Q4: China factor favours vertically-integrated dye makers
While environmental compliance and the resultant plant shutdowns in China is not a new development, situation appears to be more structural as news flow suggest Chinese manufacturers are looking for business collaboration in India to source dyestuff and dye intermediates.
SEBI norms for mutual funds aimed to make life easier for investors
Managing various schemes has posed problems not only for the AMCs but also for the investors, retail in particular
Want to create wealth? Here are 4 asset allocation strategies that can help
Asset allocation refers to how much of your money is to be parked in different assets: equity, real estate, gold and so on.
COMMENT | TN government agencies should cop criticism over Sterlite fiasco
Ironically, the political parties that are protesting against the plant have at some point or the other, been responsible for clearing the path for the plant
The significance of RBI’s new regulatory framework for cross-border mergers
Ater a long wait the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month officially notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Cross Border Merger) Regulations, 20181 (“New Regulations”).
6 tips to have a financially independent life post-retirement
Use your time productively and become financially independent again.
Retirement planning: Invest in mutual funds based on their past performance
There are many benefits of investing in mutual funds, whose importance can be portrayed in the two crucial phases of retirement planning
Death’s a dirty word and some insurance policies suffer a fate worse than death
Insurance companies are changing branding, product strategy to promote living rather than death benefits for which they were originally conceived
Delta Airlines to resume non-stop flights to Mumbai
Delta's announcement in this regard follows agreements between the US and the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to address the issue of government subsidies provided to state-owned carriers in those nations.
Health insurance plan or cancer plan — which one to choose
There is no doubt in saying that cancer carries a significant healthcare cost which can add up at the time during the course of the year.
Comment: Windfall tax on oil production unlikely to bear fruit
With India's oil production at less than 20% of consumption the windfall tax defies logic
Buying a travel Insurance policy? Consider these 5 features first
While vacation may be a time to relax, things could take a serious downturn if you have a medical emergency, lose your passport or luggage.
Don't miss the big idea; These top 4 sectors are witnessing value migration
Adrian Slywotzky, author of 'Value Migration' defines the term as a flow of economic and shareholder value away from obsolete business models to new, more effective designs that are better able to satisfy customers’ most important priorities
How to fund your child’s education through mutual fund SIPs
When parents start investing early through SIPs, they allow more time for their corpus to grow. Also, monthly outgo in the form of SIPs is lower than those investing late for the same amount of corpus
Comment | Crop insurance scheme comes a cropper
Two reasons can be attributed to the abysmal state of affairs in crop insurance. One is operational and second is fiscal in general and financial in particular.
Is the midcap party which started during Modi regime ending?
Elara Capital says it would be advisable to focus on largecaps from mid and smallcaps in the near-term
Should you buy life insurance to save taxes
Ability to pay premium in future plays a significant role in deciding the type of policy.
Comment | Hybrid wind-solar policy – Tackling state electricity boards issue will be key to success
The hybrid policy will definitely tackle a key pain point for the sector the main bottleneck remains.
