This year’s Budget 2017 will be very important. The year (financial) has been very challenging with Demonetisation taking much of the blame. But now our savings have been with the banks for quite some time and we all look to relief what Budget can do for us in the next financial year. The major portionRead More
NPS Annuity
Know – Who is an Agent? … & Who is your Advisor? Part 1
Have you seen or read the Niall Ferguson’s “The Ascent of Money”? If not watch it. The book/documentary gives you a complete account of the history of “money” and how it became so important part in the today’s world. I am going to do the same, provide you the history of Financial Distribution in India.Read More
EPF Rate Cut – Is It Still Attractive
The rates are falling everywhere (except the US) and so EPFO also finalized the interest rate to 8.65% pa for 2016-17. This is a fall of 15 bps (1%=100 basis points) as earlier it was an 8.8%. The EPFO (Employees Provident Funds Organisation), has roughly 17 crore accounts and every year they take a view on the prevailing rates and announce for any new cut or increase.Read More
How to Create Wealth? A DIY Series to Learn Wealth Creation Basics- Part 1
You can create personal wealth. It’s possible to meet your financial goals. By choosing to budget, save and invest, you can pay off debt, send your child to college, buy a comfortable home, start a business, save for retirement and put money away for a rainy day. Through budgeting, saving and investing, and by limiting the amount of debt you incur, all these goals are within your reach.Read More
Now Retail Investor can Buy & Trade Government Securities (Gsecs) from 16 Aug 2016
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
Can NRI invest in NPS (National Pension Scheme)
There are a lot of NRIs who are out of India at present but wish to return back to India in later years and settle. Can NRI invest in NPS for their retirement? Can NRI invest in NPS to take benefit of low cost? Can NRI invest in NPS to take benefit of taxation? Till nowRead More