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Top 10 FDs in India for 2014

Are you overprotective about your funds? Or, are you eyeballing an excellent diversification tool for your relatively riskier portfolio? Then Fixed Income schemes are the best investment option for you. Fixed income schemes are those that help an investor to earn pre-defined returns within pre-defined time frame. These kind of investments are apt for those… Read More »

Term Insurance – A necessity!

Understanding Term Insurance: Term Insurance is a plain life insurance plan. It is the simplest and most fundamental death benefit plan without any money back or maturity benefits. The Term insurance product is designed for a specified term (between 5-30 years) and provides benefit to the beneficiary if the policyholder dies during the covered term.… Read More »

6 tips to survive a layoff!

What is Layoff? Layoff and downsizing can be used interchangeably. It refers to the termination of an employee due to business reasons such as cutting costs and increasing profits, optimum utilization of resources etc. Layoffs are very common especially during economic turbulence or a recession. When a business slowdown occurs and the company goes through… Read More »

Does it benefit to prepay home loan?

Neeraj, a middle class sales and marketing professional based in Pune, purchased a decent abode in a metropolitan by securing a home loan worth Rs. 24 Lakhs from a leading financier. Divided into easy monthly installments, Neeraj was reducing his liability quite comfortably. Being able to increase his bank balance to Rs.8 Lakh, Neeraj found… Read More »

Evaluating personal loan against fixed deposits!

Fixed deposits in banks are one of the most preferred investments by risk averse Indians who also look forward to earn a higher interest rate as compared to the normal savings account in the bank. Now these fixed deposits have another wonderful benefit to offer the customers and that is the provision to take a… Read More »

Homework for your home loan!

Anxiety, cheer, joy, worry, nerves, confusion, clarity, lack of clarity – these are the range of emotions that engulf us the moment we start thinking of buying our first home. Irrespective of our financial standing, a first home has a very special emotional place in our heart. Then, why should it be a cause for… Read More »