Financial Planning

The public provident fund (PPF) account opened to accumulate a corpus for meeting retirement needs is a 15-year deposit scheme offered by banks and post of

Financial responsibility is the need of the hour and so it makes a lot of sense for parents to inculcate the habit in their young children. After all, you

Debt instruments in India offered superior returns than the benchmark Sensex and gold in 2013. Returns from these instruments are predictable and hence pre

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has rescheduled a meeting of its trustees to January 13, when it will announce the interest rate on provi

The Reserve Bank of India today hiked repo rates by 25 basis points, making it three successive hikes in a row.

Trekking in the picturesque Swiss Alps, enjoying the sea breeze at Miami or Sky diving in New Zealand, the beauty of travelling is that it helps us recharg

Gold futures fell in the domestic market on Monday as investors and speculators exited positions in the precious metal amid rising bets that the US Federal Reserve may start tapering its record USD 85 billion monthly bond buying program from December,...

Economic fundamentals in India continue to remain weak with growth at a decade low, consumer inflation near double digits and manufacturing activity barely

Markets opened the day higher with banking stocks gaining ahead of the RBI Monetary Policy Review scheduled for Oct 29.

Portfolio diversification is an often-overused term that an investor comes across when s/he starts building an investment portfolio. We have all heard of t

RBI Governor said the new real time gross settlement (RTGS) system for fund transfers will improve the efficiency of the country's financial markets, reported PTI.

With retail inflation near the 10 per cent mark and prices of fruits and vegetables skyrocketing, the only thing that is cheaper this festive season as com

It’s once again that time of the year, when you have to make an investment choice to save tax under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Making a choice depe

LIC's New Endowment Plan is a with profits non-linked protection and savings plan.

Markets, which were trading substantially higher for most of the day suddenly cracked in the last 2 hours of trade, as a sudden fall in European indices tr

Managing your personal finance is the key to a happy and stable life. But it is not that easy in these uncertain times. There are many issues that compli

Banking stocks, particularly the PSU banking names are showing some signs of life. Some have already rallied smartly in the last few weeks. Here are 4 bank

It's not such a bad idea to dangle a carrot just a few months before elections. It's even better, if it talks of complete abolition of income tax, sales an

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." If this self-assessment by Plato is true then there is no reason for in

Bank of India put in a spectacular performance for Q2 2013 with net profits rising to Rs 622 crores from Rs 302 crores in the corresponding period of the p

A new feature added to `Aadhaar' will now enable the card-holder to open a bank account without any paperwork. Unique Identification Authority of India (UI

State-owned life insurer LIC has pared stake in IT major Infosys to 4.95 percent during the July-September quarter with sale of shares estimated at around

The S&P 500 late last week closed at a new record high, while the German DAX also hit a new record level. The BSE Sensex is just 300 points away from a new