Master Your Money

For most of us, a life insurance policy is a tax saving device. Well, there is a lot more to life insurance than that.

Moneycontrol unveils investor event Master Your Money

Moneycontrol.com India's No.1 financial portal has launched an online investor camp starting 6 AM November 16, 2011. The day-long event will include a host of investment experts who will answer queries from investors all over India.

Decoding life insurance: Which is the best option?

Academically speaking you may have heard of insurance while doing your graduation or during your higher studies also. Or you may have seen some advertisements perhaps?

Gold, certainly getting very precious...

The mantra for gold investment has become pretty clear… "Any positive news that hits the market, we get an opportunity to Buy at dips, but incase of negative news we see Buying at CMP” this is the trend followed in the market so far.

When should you increase your exposure to debt MF schemes?

In the present environment, short term income funds with good underlying credit quality, have the potential to offer the best risk adjusted returns for investors with a 6 months to 1 year investment horizon.

Residential property: A lateral look at home ownership

If the current economic conditions have proved nothing else, they certainly prove that investment in Indian residential real estate is impossible to write off, ignore or find an alternative to.

What should you look for in an equity diversified fund?

For most of us, zeroing in on an equity diversified fund means to choose those funds which are placed higher up the ranks on the basis of past performance. Even while this seems to be a simple exercise, in reality one encounters a situation wherein fund performances fluctuate over time.

Parameters in buying a home in and around Mumbai

Whether you are out to buy your dream home or as a real estate investment in your portfolio, it is always important to keep a check list when going about the evaluation process.

Listen in: All you want to know about Gold ETFs!

With gold prices running at an all time high, Gold ETFs seem to have caught the fancy of investors. Ironically, it is because of rising prices that it might not be the best time now to get into this commodity.

What should you look for in an equity diversified fund?

For most of us, zeroing in on an equity diversified fund means to choose those funds which are placed higher up the ranks on the basis of past performance. Even while this seems to be a simple exercise, in reality one encounters a situation wherein fund performances fluctuate over time.

All that you want to know about commodity trading

Global financial markets have been witness to a volatile scenario. One after the other, events have been spanning in a manner which has led to uncertainties on the global economic front. Despite efforts by the European policymakers to bring about a change in the grim economic conditions, the situation remains gloomy.

What separates extra-ordinary business from ordinary ones

Most businesses realise less than 10% of their potential while others rise to extraordinary heights. What separate an ordinary business from an extra-ordinary business is not the quantitative aspects rather the qualitative points.

Roongta tells you, what your medical insurance won’t cover

Health Insurance provides risk coverage against unforeseen health expenditure that may result in financial hardship. However, on the flip side there are many factors and criteria that a consumer may overlook. In an interview to Moneycontrol.com’s Nasrin Sultana, Harsh Roongta, CEO, Apnapaisa.com tells what an insurance policy may not cover.

Your dream house not far away: Roongta's step-by-step guide

In an interview to Moneycontrol.com's Nasrin Sultana, Harsh Roongta, CEO, Apnapaisa.com gives you a step-by-step guide how to buy that dream house and get the deals for loans

Commodity learning lessons: Commtrendz Gnanasekar's picks

Here is a guide to learn the best commodity trading techniques. In an interview to Moneycontrol's Nasrin Sultana, T Gnanasekar of Commtrendz gave his perspective on gold, silver and crude.

Portfolio boosters: 'Gold'en strategies of Dani Commodities

In an interview to Moneycontrol's Nasrin Sultana, Kaushal Jaini, AVP, Dani Commodities tells you the best options to buy gold and silver from and how to trade in crude?

Gold or silver? Learn Kunal Shah's tricks of the trade

In an interview to Moneycontrol.com's Nasrin, Shah explains that the safe haven status of gold is now questionable as gold prices corrected by USD 300 in a worst European time.

Buying a house? Jones Lang LaSalle's Anuj Puri guides you

Buying a house isn't an easy task. No doubt it involves risk, it is also an one-time investment for a lot many of us. In an interview to Moneycontrol.com's Nasrin Sultana, Anuj Puri, Country Head, Jones Lang LaSalle India advises on how to make that right purcahse.

Residential property: No takers during Diwali

The festive season looks a bit subdued for property buyers this year. The price corrections that were anticipated in the primary cities have not materialized, at least not in the hoped-for magnitude. This has put many fence-sitting buyers who were hoping for the combined benefit of reduced rates and Diwali discounts in a uncomfortable position.

Master Your Money: Final investor destination

Broadening its horizon to include all Indian investors and consumers, Moneycontrol has created a super-speciality intercative microsite called Master Your Money, that will showcase columns, videos and chats related to all-things money.