Category Archives: Money Management

Lessons from the Noida fiasco!

Recently, the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority reached a settlement with farmers in Patwari village. The farmers will receive a higher compensation of Rs 550 per sq metre (over and above the Rs 850 per sq metre paid earlier) and 8% developed land, 2% more than what was promised to them earlier.

No more prepayment penalty – Cheer for home loan borrowers!

Two mulled over and announced decisions by the National Housing Board on Wednesday, 19th Oct, 2011, will bring cheer to the home loan borrowers this Diwali! The decisions are the following: NHB (National Housing Board) has barred the housing finance companies (HFCs) from charging prepayment penalty on floating rate home loans. In case of the… Read More »

Retirement planning for the NRI!

Our society is changing. Nuclear families are the norm. Inflation is high and hence money needed to fund the retirement is increasing. Additionally due to longevity of life, the requirement for retirement fund will further increase. This is where the right retirement planning helps individuals spend their time in old age with dignity.

When you face steep interest rate hikes…!

In a rising interest rate scenario, times can be tough for an existing borrower who is a couple of years into his tenure. Ofcourse his monthly budget may not be affected in the short term, as often banks increase the loan tenure in most instances. However, increase in tenure would mean more interest outgo and… Read More »

Gold – The new high!

Since last 10 years, Gold has been hitting new levels. The pace accelerated after S&P downgraded US credit rating a few days ago. The credit rating of US has been downgraded from AAA to AA+. This is still good but then we are talking about United States and the almighty dollar. The consequences of this… Read More »