The RBI recently announced its annual policy for 2011-12. NDTL, MSF, LAF, and so on and so forth, the document has a lot of financial jargon. So what do the policies of the RBI with respect to these jargons mean in real life terms to a common man’s day to day life… Read on to… Read More »
While school and college fees are relatively low, it is not the case with higher studies, especially when it is pursued abroad. Hence banks and financial institutions provide educational loans to fund studies. These are special purpose loans that help the students cover the cost of pursuing a higher degree or some specialized courses. They… Read More »
When there is an increase in the Prime Lending Rate (PLR), the interest rate on your loan will also go up, and your repayment would be higher. However, in most cases, financial institutions would allow you to pay the fixed amount of monthly repayment (EMI) throughout the loan tenure and would make any adjustment caused… Read More »
Load is a fee that is charged when you buy or sell the units of a fund. When you buy the units of a fund, you pay a percentage of it as a fee. This is known as the entry load. Generally, if funds charge an entry load, they will not charge an exit load… Read More »
When errors crop up due to lack of awareness you could end up evading tax unknowingly! That could turn out to be a costly mistake somewhere down the road! So be wise, get your tax facts right! Here is a quick sample checklist for you!
At the end of it, this whole thing about keeping children out of money matters was probably a wrong idea. Children have to be introduced to money and how it works. Children should be allowed to take money decisions, make mistakes and learn from them when we can still hold their hands.
According to the recent reports, RBI has cleared the fact that NRIs are not eligible for subsidies on interest for home loans upto Rs.10 Lakhs. Usually, banks provide to borrowers a subsidy of 1% for home loans upto Rs.10 lakhs. But this decision is not going to benefit NRIs and staff working in banks. This… Read More »
With the hike in RBIs lending rates to bank of 25% i.e.0.25% in key rates, it is expected to see the hike in the rates at which loans are lent to corporates and individuals. Since the cost of acquiring funds by the banks go up, this will be passed on to borrowers who will have… Read More »
For most middle and upper-middle class families, a house is the most expensive asset owned by them. The asset also has emotional value and therefore families should perform meticulous research before buying the same. The following is a set of must-dos before buying a house.
High on risk and high on return are Equity funds. Also known as Growth Schemes, the aim of these schemes is to provide capital appreciation over medium to long term. These schemes normally invest a major part of their fund in equities and are willing to bear short-term decline in value for possible future appreciation.