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Have your personal finance checklist!

If you have turned 50 this year, it is important to go through your financial checklist. Assuming that your retirement stage is not very far, it is time to re balance your portfolio. By 50 years, you might not have enough saved for your children’s higher education or even marriage. Reviewing your health insurance policies… Read More »

Know the hidden aspect of prepaying your home loan!

The competition Commission of India, a statutory body whose role is to promote competition and protect interest of customers ruled that banks and housing finance companies are justified in levying prepayment penalty on foreclosure of home loans. Despite the ruling, all is not lost for home loan customers who want to prepay. In fact there… Read More »

If you have multiple loans…

One fine day, when you decide to make a list of all the debt avenues you have accessed, it might be a little shaking as you finally would realize the prepayment burden on your pocket. But how do you decide, which loan you need to prepay first? Well here are some guidelines: Try to prepay… Read More »

Analyze your mutual funds!

It is not only important to follow a systematic savings strategy to build your investment corpus so as to not get into a debt of a personal loan or a home loan but also, equally important is to assess them from time to time so that the necessary changes can be made. But making frequent… Read More »

Are you ready to face any emergencies?

You never know when an emergency will hit you. Emergencies like a huge medical bill payment or expenses during a period of unemployment etc. are not situations that seem vague in these trying times. But if you are a prudent investor and save money wisely, then you will be able to float over these situations.… Read More »

Do not ignore Inflation!

We all know how important it is to follow a systematic savings and investments procedure. But equally important is to pursue such a financial strategy that will help you combat inflation post-retirement. It is obvious that with prices of the commodities rising by the day, there can be no fixed amount of expenses you can… Read More »

Be aware of your financial planner!

Investments & Savings are the most important decisions in one’s life for which we advise you to contact a financial planner and avail their services. But, it is important for you, as a prudent investor, to know how capable your financial planner is. You must identify those planners who are not interested in your financial… Read More »

What is your investment behavior?

Before you start off to invest in mutual funds or Ulips, it is very important to analyze what kind of an investor you are and what your goals are. If you have a family and are in your mid 30s aggressive investment with a high degree of exposure to equities is most sought after. Since,… Read More »

Is your portfolio on the right track?

The best systematic investments pursuit is the one where you are successfully able to save about 50% of your earnings. This can be easily possible if you are not into any loan repayments, especially a home loan repayment, wherein the tenure lasts about 15-20 years. In such situations, it is best to liquidate any of… Read More »

Do you have a life cover?

Apart from following a regular ans sytematic saviongs and investments pursuit, it is important to take a life insurance cover if you have dependents.. Obviously, a responsible individual will not want to see their family members get into a debt trap of taking a personal loan or any loan, for fulfilling any requirements. So, it… Read More »