There is a very reassuring word in Fixed Income Market which is “Sovereign Backing” meaning that the security or the Bond is backed by the government, hence has the least possibility of default. These are called Government Securities or Gsecs by market participants. But you know there was no viable means to buy these securitiesRead More
Fixed Income
Rules for Withdrawal of EPF – All Scenarios
Rules for Withdrawal of EPF are available on a number of platforms, but rules related to withdrawal are still unclear. The subscribers especially those who are in private jobs are not made aware by the employers about the EPF withdrawal rules. For employees who have been in the workforce from before 2014, a part ofRead More
All you want to know about Gold Monetization Scheme 2015
This is Diwali time and as my family many of you will see your family gold that will be released from lockers and safes for LaxmiPuja. We Indians are classics when it comes to gold. All traditional investor fancy it, generations pass it, and everyone has it- You, me, your relatives, my relatives and aboveRead More
RBI Repo Rate Cut: The Good, Bad and Worst
Dr Raghuram Rajan remind me of Harvey Specter from Suits… Not only both look dashing in their suits but also share similar trait of… Surprising the surroundings. So last week when Dr Rajan decreased the Repo Rate by 50 bps (.5% as 100 bps =1%) which was more than anticipated and asked, he was calledRead More
Step by step process to get your online EPF Passbook
Expecting the government offices to go digital is good but we all know how they move in this aspect. I was surprised to see news on the fact that now the facility of online EPF Passbook has materialized ! The EPFO is the only social security scheme in India for workers and employees. Workers earningRead More
Can NRI invest in PPF in India ?
A million dollar question – Can NRI invest in PPF in India? I have my good friend Kumar Siddharth posted in the United States asking me this many times so I thought I might as well scribble something here. NO, you cannot if you are an NRI ALREADY. Now, what does this mean? Can NRI invest in PPFRead More