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End of Season Sale: Consumer Surplus and Brand Loyalty

The month of July is awaited for two reasons. Along with the spell of monsoon, that comes a mad rush of season sales across all lifestyle categories like fashion apparels; footwear; cosmetics, watches and even...

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Budget 2014 – Much needed Booster for Real Estate

The budget 2014 has made some very promising announcements which can give much needed boost to the economy in general and real estate sector in particular. Let us study the announcement relating to real estate...

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India : Can budget 2014 be a game changer?

The former Finance Minister had stretched revenues and expenditure to its limits to attain his target of fiscal deficit. He has left no breathing space for his successor. Credit has to be given to him...

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Where to invest your savings

During these days of high inflation your savings kept in the form of cash is losing its value day by day. If the annual rate of inflation is 8% your cash holdings will lose value...

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Financial Planning: baby steps with perspective

Ask, answer, and act!  In the previous article of this series, we saw that financial planning is an activity that ensures an individual and his loved ones can face planned/unplanned expenses at any point in...

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Bank Auctions – uncharted territory for buying properties

Under The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI Act) lenders like Banks and Financial Institutions are empowered to recover mortgaged properties, without intervention of court, in case of...

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Property purchase taxes in India

Examining property purchase taxes in India and the points to be considered by buyer while buying a property. The real estate industry is one of the most heavily taxed industries in the country. Property Purchase...

Financial Planning: Using Common Sense to Achieve Fiscal Fitness

Imagine a river over which we need to build a bridge at a particular spot.  Two aspects are fundamental to the construction plan: The location which decides the kind of bridge that can be built...

EU executive poised to address shadow banking risks

The European Commission has presented draft legislation aimed at taming the multi-trillion-euro shadow banking industry in the 28-member bloc. The idea is to make unregulated money market funds safer. The EU executive said the draft...

20:80 Scheme a boon for property buyers

Of late we have seen that the 20:80 scheme (subvention) has become very popular with the property buyers. More and more developers are now bundling this scheme with their new property offerings in order to...

Real Estate, Equity, Gold

One of the hottest debates in the investment circles now days is which asset class is best for investment – Equity, Real Estate or Gold. Financial experts advise that one should build a diversified portfolio...

Should you tolerate the government poking its nose into your health?

Every family in India with school-age children was shaken up recently by the tragedy that struck Bihar. 22 children in the village of Dharmasati Gandaman died from organophosphate insecticide poisoning after consuming a state-sponsored mid-day...