India is known for its fascination for Gold. Families buy gold to gift in marriages and on other special occasions; to store wealth, especially in rural India, where they see greater value (monetary as...
In the recent budget, the Finance Minister announced the Atal Pension Yojana, which promises a fixed pension of at least Rs.1,000 at age 60 if subscribers contribute pre-defined amounts over their working life. The APY...
In August 2014, the capital market regulator of India, SEBI approved Real Estate Investment Trusts by clearing new norms for it. Since then a lot has been written and spoken about it. With every article...
My friend Rohan is very happy because of a real estate deal he made recently. He purchased a flat for 30 lakhs in 2013 and sold it last week for 45 lakhs. He is now...
The salaried class of the country had lot of expectations in reducing their tax liability when BJP led government presented its first budget for the financial year 2015-16. Unfortunately their expectations failed miserably as the...
After the announcement of Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA), questions are being raised about investing in Public Provident Fund (PPF) account or to opt for the SSA. In fact the investors can avail both the investment...
Can you recollect the day in your life, when you handled cash for the first time? It can be at age 10, when you got pocket money from your father! Now think about till what...
Buying a home is one of the most important decisions in our life as it could change the way we live forever. Also, it involves investing substantial amount which could mean parting with your life...
In the recent months gold prices have plummeted. Gold as an asset class has been losing its shimmer. So, what has changed in the recent past to pull down gold prices? The unfolding of macro-economic...
When we buy starbucks coffee we are familiar with the taste,aroma, temperature, state and often fairly why we are spending money. Hence buying a consumer staple company stocks you know what are you investing in....
In 2013-14, money supply (M3) increased by 13.3%, real GDP by 4.7% and consumer prices by 9.7%. Money Supply growth is one of the factors contributing to inflation. The RBI, by keeping interest rates high,...
Middleman in the food supply chain has come to be identified as an unnecessary exploitative element, to be dispensed with, without any alternative being put in place. As in other emerging markets, in India too,...