Financial Planning

Markets ended the day lower despite a sharp recovery in the rupee in afternoon trade as forex dealers said the RBI was reportedly intervening in the market

From a peak of Indian Rs 32,000, gold (22K) has been hovering around the Rs 25,000 - Rs 26,000 mark for sometime now. There are reasons to believe that gol

There are no banks currently offering interest rates of more then 10 per cent annum, as interest rates are trending lower. With the RBI expected to further

Markets opened the day lower once again in trade today on sustained selling in heavyweights like HDFC. The Sensex was trading lower by 65 points, while the

The rupee tumbled to a one year low against the US dollar, as robust dollar demand, pushed the Indian rupee to 56.93 against the dollar, a fall of 18 paise

Sitting in a barber shop recently, I saw an agent come an collect money on behalf of a Chit Fund. I knew hot it worked, because I had been exposed to it ti

Explained below are steps to apply online for SBI virtual card. Process will be similar to apply for cards with other banks too.

If you are having Public Provident Fund(PPF) account at post office, you must be finding tedious and time consuming to visit post office each time when you

Here are the gold rates in the major metros of India for 24 carats on May 27.

While life insurance products are widely available and are advertised extensively, mortgage life insurance still lives in the shadows. However the latter i

Already suffering from price rise? Get ready for some more as the falling rupee will make petrol, diesel, food, gold and even loans costlier. The rupee hit

Shares of country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank dipped nearly 3 per cent in early trade on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the Reserve Bank imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore for violation of KYC norms and anti-money laundering...

The UPA government when it first came to power in 2004 inherited a robust and buoyant economy from the Vajpayee government growing at 8 per cent per annum.

It's important to avoid mistakes while e-filing of tax returns, or else you could be running around to the IT department for clarifications at a future dat

RBI has advised banks not to sell gold coins to retail customers, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said a day after the government increased import duty on t

Looking at taking a home loan? Do not forget one choice that you must make if you can – that is to opt for a joint home loan with a co-applicant. There a

Chit funds are rather popular among the artisans, shopkeepers and many such businessmen running small businesses. It's also popular among other individuals

Home loans from State Bank of India are by far the best and the cheapest when it compared to peers and housing financial institutions. They are plenty of r

US retail giant Walmart has pleaded guilty to charges of environmental crimes, including mishandling of hazardous waste and pesticides, and agreed to pay a

You can avail of loans against the balance in your public provident fund account (PPF), subject to certain ceilings and based on other requirements.