Supandi, from Tinkle, was a dear but very confused character that many of us still enjoy. He was most likely to go to a Dentist for an ache in his eye (probably caused by the spoon in his cup). This tax filing season, you might be feeling just as confused as Supandi and don’t know… Read More »
Any kind of puzzle can seem like a mammoth task, until you find that one key piece that makes everything else fit right and speeds up the solving. Anybody who has tried Sudoku or the good old 100 piece jigsaws, will agree. Income tax and returns might seem like a puzzle too, but you… Read More »
When Frank Sinatra sang ‘Fly me to the moon…’ he probably wasn’t thinking that we humans would actually make living on the moon possible. Although that plan is for a couple of years away, you could always start saving up to make it to the moon. Tax saving investment plans could just be the… Read More »
Chocolates, ice-creams and pies; everyone loves to indulge once in a while. Those of us with a sweet-tooth can never say no. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could indulge just as much in your tax returns? Home loans, health insurance and other investments, done right, can get you great returns on your taxes. Here… Read More »
Snake charming, yoga, handicrafts and tourism are things that India seems to be famous for elsewhere on the globe. But, our culturally diverse land also has a couple of aces up its sleeves when it comes to financial planning. And we can teach the rest of the world a thing or two about it. The financial… Read More »
Uncle Scrooge from The Duck Tales had a tower full of golden coins just so that he could swim in them. His miserly ways made him rich beyond his dreams, and yet he remained miserly. We’d all love to have enough money to swim in. But, Uncle Scrooge belongs to a much earlier time, and… Read More »
It’s celebration time! We have just raised a funding of Rs 375 Crores ($60) Million led by Amazon.com. This is our Series C round of funding and also includes global investing leaders such as Fidelity Growth Partners and Mousse Partners. What’s even better is that all our previous investors, including Sequoia Capital & Walden International, have stayed… Read More »
Ever noticed the gleam in the eyes of jugglers who perform at circuses or talent shows, juggling hoops, flaming torches and knives with aplomb? Well, Krishna Prasad was one such juggler. Only, he juggled investments. Smart investment decisions require you to have patience and an eye for details – not unlike those circus performers. Such investors… Read More »
The Great Indian Rope Trick. A cute yet annoying thing we’ve had to hear whenever anyone from across the pond spoke about India in the same breath as “things back home”. You’d think they were talking about the 1900s. Yet, here we are in 2015, doing exactly that. The Great Indian Rope Trick. Only, we’re… Read More »
They say all is fair in love and war. Marriage often ends up falling in both categories. Sometimes the war is just a big part of love. But the war over finances can very easily turn ugly if the partners don’t match when it comes to their attitudes towards financial planning. Here’s a couple that… Read More »