Section 80TTA and Section 80TTB: Saving tax on interest income
If you keep a sizeable amount of money in savings bank accounts or bank fixed deposits, you must know about […]
How (not) to invest for Children’s education?
Whenever I deride an insurance and investment combo plan, I get many queries about how to invest for your kids’
5 reasons why Senior Citizens should avoid Life Insurance Products
Senior citizens are soft-targets for mis-selling. Why? First, they may not be comfortable researching the financial products or may not
All you need to know about Reverse Mortgage Loan Scheme
Senior Citizens or retired personnel face many constraints that people in their 20s and 30s can’t even imagine. They have
Review: SBI Life Poorna Suraksha: A Term Plan with increasing Critical Illness Cover
Most term life insurance plans give you an option to add a critical illness rider to your base plan. You
Mutual funds, Opinion, Taxes
How a low growth in CII can affect your post-tax returns and investment choices?
Long Term Capital gains on sale on debt mutual fund units are taxed at 20% after indexation. That is primarily
Insurance
Use this smart Health Insurance Strategy to get higher cover at a low premium
Karthik (51) lives in Mumbai with his wife (Devani, 43) and two kids (Harsh, 12 and Ritika, 5). He realized
Financial Planning, Mutual funds
How to calculate capital gains and returns? (After MF scheme mergers due to SEBI Categorization)
SEBI mandated rationalization and categorization of mutual fund schemes in October 2017. With this rule, all the existing mutual fund
Financial Planning, Opinion
6 Loans you can get despite a low credit score
You are aware that it is difficult to get a loan if you have a poor credit score. Your credit
While finalizing a loan, do not just look at the interest rate
When we plan to take any loan, we usually try to shop for the lowest rate of interest. That is