Shrikant Bangad, 27, successful entrepreneur, was planning on getting married soon. He was keen to buy a home before the wedding. Srikant’s secret to success was his foresight and planning. He wanted to get his home loan approval in place, so that if he liked a particular property he could close the deal without delay. Read More
Is a home loan transfer right for you ?
In 2009, when teaser loans were the rage, Suhas and Namrata Joshi, a young couple from Pune, India took a teaser loan from a public sector bank at a very attractive rate of 7.5% p.a. Like most teaser loans, for the next two years the rate rose by a percentage and then after the thirdRead More
Your 10 personal finance commandments for 2013
2013 is here and it is going to be happy depending on how you handle your finances among a host of other things like family, work, health etc etc. To be true to everyone, anything you do this year is in no way different from any other year but there are a few things youRead More
2012 – what were your hits and misses in personal finance ?
So the year comes to a close and most of us begin to chalk down our plans for how to usher into 2013. Many enthused souls will make a list of things they want to do – we call them resolutions. If you are one of those souls, how many of your resolutions relate toRead More
IIFCL tax free bonds 2013 review
India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) has come out with it’s issue of tax free bonds for this year. Earlier, we have had tax free bonds from REC (Rural Electrification Corporation) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and now IIFCL has followed suit. Let us quickly check on the details of IIFCL tax free bonds 2103 andRead More
Best Mutual Funds to Invest in India
Here is the much-awaited article on the best mutual funds to invest in India. Investors must be waiting for new year to give much better returns than what the last few years have given so the below list of mutual funds will help in selecting the winners. Data Updated up to: 10 June 2020. IRead More