Here is a future value calculator to find out the future value of a one-time investment you make today. To take an example, if you were to invest Rs 10,000/- today and forget it for 5 years, what would you get at the end of those 5 years if every year your rate of returnRead More
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How India Earns, Saves and Spends
Finding out how Indians earn, save and spend is a mammoth task. That is exactly what Dr Rajesh Shukla, director of NCAER-CMCR has done in a book titled “How India Earns, Saves and Spends“. The study explores the connection and impact of urbanization and consumerism on the economy. The revelations the study delivers around personalRead More
Buy or Rent calculator
Should you buy a house or should you rent ? Buying or renting is an often discussed topic in many personal finance forums. On what parameters would you base your decision ? Apart from the monetary comparisons, the Indian investor often attaches an emotional angle to owning real estate – it is tangible – youRead More
India’s best and upcoming personal finance bloggers
Personal Finance Bloggers in India are growing by the day. Blogging is a new found passion that many have taken to either full time or as a part time activity. Yours truly is a victim of this craze as well. While there are a whole lot of personal finance bloggers today, some stand out tallRead More
Lessons my parents taught me about money
Nah ! I ain’t rich. But I will get there. Slowly and surely. Much like my parents did in their thinking. My folks were not born in a well to do family. Coming from a business class from a lesser know place in the north of the country, they never knew about budgeting and gettingRead More
How to calculate post tax returns on your investments
Time for some mathematics ! And if it weren’t your favorite subject in school, don’t be afraid to read on. The formula is pretty self explanatory. Financial planning is all about leaning new things and how to calculate post-tax returns on your investments is very crucial for you to understand so that you know exactly whatRead More