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Personal Finance Print News
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Income Tax: Taking the 1st five steps to saving taxes
Adhil Shetty | April 20, 2018 3:08 AMNot all investments and insurance are tax-saving instruments. Remember, you need to buy tax-savers only to the extent of your taxes
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Life Insurance: Protection growth to drive future profitability
FE Bureau | April 20, 2018 2:59 AMRise in savings and gradual increase in the share of insurance funds in net financial savings will be key to the growth of life insurance sector
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Motor insurance: How fuel type impacts car insurance premium
April 18, 2018 12:19 AMYou will have to pay an additional Rs 60 to insure third-party liabilities as per Indian Motor Tariff, whereas the increase in own damage premium varies from insurer to insurer and this could be 4% of the value of your CNG kit.
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Why global turmoil is good for gold this Akshaya Tritiya
Chirag Mehta | April 18, 2018 12:18 AMAll in all, gold managed a close at $$1,325 an ounce, a marginal increase of 0.5% in March.
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Both husband, wife have to pay tax on income from property held jointly
Amit Maheshwari | April 18, 2018 12:17 AMIf the property is jointly owned, then rental income would be taxed in your and your wife’s hands in the ownership ratio and accordingly will need to be disclosed.
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Motor insurance: Why 3rd party cover is not enough for your car
Saikat Neogi | April 17, 2018 3:23 AMSimilarly, the premium on two-wheelers with less than 75 cc engine has been lowered from Rs 569 to Rs 427. However, the premium on two-wheelers over 350 cc has gone up from Rs 1,019 to Rs 2,323.
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Life insurance: There are term plans which offer coverage up to the age of 80 years
Ashish Vohra | April 17, 2018 2:58 AMCurrently, there are term plans in the market which offer coverage up to the age of 75-80 years implying that coverage is available for about 30-35 years for an individual aged 45 years.
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Here is how to assign power of attorney for mutual fund investments
April 17, 2018 2:54 AMIn many situations, the mutual fund agents have used this POA to their advantage. So you need to be extra cautious about selecting the right person to give POA. However, you can give restricted POA.
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Home Loan alert: Here’s how to reduce impact of higher interest rate
Saikat Neogi | April 16, 2018 3:56 AMA loan for under Rs 30 lakh by a female borrower will now be available at 8.40% and for others it will be 8.45%.
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Be cautious while taking a balance transfer decision
Harshil Mehta | April 16, 2018 3:49 AMWhile most lenders offer floating Rate of Interest (ROI), a few lenders offer fixed ROI. A Fixed ROI is constant for a period or throughout the home loan tenure.
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India will likely outperform EM; Large-cap valuations look reasonable
April 16, 2018 3:44 AMIndia’s relative growth is likely to accelerate in the coming months. We think that the relationship between India’s short rate differential with the US and equity market performance relative to the world will likely be reestablished (falling relative rates = outperformance).
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Mutual Funds: Equity MFs better investment choice despite LTCG tax
April 13, 2018 1:42 AMEquity funds continue to remain the preferred asset class for retail investors. We also witnessed the emergence of balanced funds, where many risk averse or first-time equity investors decided to make investments.
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Top 6 tips to get your business loan application okayed
Ajay Mishra | April 13, 2018 1:38 AMDo not limit your loan application to conventional lenders. Check out digital lenders and NBFCs also.
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ITR forms AY 2018-19: Brace for more income disclosure requirements
Neha Malhotra | April 11, 2018 2:43 AMThe new ITR form requires taxpayers to provide detailed information of their income—break-up of salary and income from house property, thereby limiting the reasons for further scrutiny assessment.
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Income Tax: If income above Rs 50 lakh, you have to disclose cost of assets in ITR form
Suraj Nangia | April 11, 2018 2:31 AMax exemption can be claimed by investing the sale proceeds in new residential property jointly as well.
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Continue SIPs but refrain from taking large fresh position in equities – Here is why
FE Bureau | April 11, 2018 2:17 AMEquity markets took a tumble in the month of March as S&P BSE Sensex fell 3.5% during the month on total return basis. Mid-cap and small-cap indices performed worse than the broader benchmark.
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Here are top 5 ways to save money, and you won’t even feel the pinch
P Saravanan | April 10, 2018 1:38 AMFrom automated transfers to deposit accounts to availing discounts to avoiding late payments, these are simple ways of preventing unnecessary expenses and thus saving a tidy sum.
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Life Insurance: Take critical illness cover as individual plan or as a rider
Ashish Vohra | April 10, 2018 1:22 AMLife insurance companies offer critical illness as an individual plan or as a rider which can be purchased at a nominal cost.
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Explained: Why investments need to be based on liquidity, asset allocation and cash flow needs
Brijesh Damodaran | April 10, 2018 1:13 AMIn the first quarter of 2018, the Indian equity market underperformed its peers and the global markets. And if you had started investing in the last 3-6 months, then your portfolio may be in red.
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Want to take a loan? Here are three most important rules to keep in mind
Saikat Neogi | April 9, 2018 1:05 AMAt a time when corporate loan growth has slowed down, retail loans have reached a new high, at 25% of overall loans in February, as per RBI data.
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Want to take a joint home loan? Keep this fact in mind
Harshil Mehta | April 9, 2018 1:01 AMUsually lending institutions give an option to take a joint home loan with as many as six co-applicants and minimum two co-applicants which includes his/her spouse, parents and siblings.
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Scared of Credit card blues? Here’s why it’s important to clear entire dues every month
Adhil Shetty | April 9, 2018 12:57 AMWhen you use a credit card, you are basically taking a loan. You are provided an interest-free period in which you are charged no interest on this loan. A timely, full repayment leads to no interest charges and late payment penalties.
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National Health Protection Scheme: Reforms in the health sector; benefits for masses
April 6, 2018 12:14 AMThe National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), announced in the Union Budget 2018, is arguably the world’s largest government funded health care programme.
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Invest in equities in tranches in FY 2018-19
Centrum | April 6, 2018 12:04 AMThe most frequent question these days is whether we are in a bull market or in a bear market. It is natural to hear this question after the spectacular market fall towards the end of financial year 2017-18, bringing back unpleasant memories of 2013 or 2008.
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Are you buying a health insurance? Must check these 5 points
Saikat Neogi | April 4, 2018 1:54 AMYou can buy a health insurance policy up to the age of 65 years. Once the proposal is accepted, there is no exit age provided the policy is continuously renewed
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Income Tax: You cannot claim refund of tax on gratuity already availed
Amit Maheshwari | April 4, 2018 1:46 AMThe part of employee’s own contribution shall be taxed to the extent deduction for the same is availed u/s 80C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in the past years and the balance shall be exempt from tax.
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Your money: Why chasing the past returns of mutual funds is a bad idea
FE Bureau | April 4, 2018 1:01 AMIt is a widely-acknowledged practice to invest in a mutual fund that has yielded good returns in the past believing it will do well in future as well. Why does everyone seem to be obsessed with past returns despite the disclaimer in the offer document of every fund saying clearly, ‘Past performance is no guarantee […]
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