Credit card companies come up with tempting card offers for investors albeit now more cautiously after the financial markets turmoil, by offering freebies such as life time free credit among other things. Customers already possessing credit cards often find themselves taking up such offers and ending up with multiple credit cards. The moot question here… Read More »
Does it make sense to reduce one burden by taking on another? This is the first question that would be top of mind when faced with the question of whether to refinance an existing home loan. Given the fact that a home loan is the biggest reason for cash outflow in most Indian households, this… Read More »
The home loan agreement is usually a 50 page document that most borrowers do not have the patience to study in detail. However all such agreements have a few tricky clauses that protect the lending institution and may compromise the interest of the borrower! Thus one needs to be aware of these clauses and the… Read More »
When considering a life insurance policy with riders, make sure to understand the exclusions in the policy. For example, under Term Insurance, if the insured person commits suicide, whether sane or insane, within one year from the date of commencement of a term policy, the cover will become void, i.e. the nominee cannot claim the… Read More »
The Loan to Value (LTV) in case of a car loan is simply the amount of money that can be sanctioned as a loan to the value of the car that is being purchased. There are different norms which are practiced by different banks and financing agencies while fixing the LTV in car loans. There… Read More »
The use of plastic money and the increasing popularity of such formats have revolutionized the way payments are made and received. The most popular types of plastic money are debit cards and credit cards. Credit cum debit card is a single card which has the features of both a credit card as well as a… Read More »
Try to lower your interest rate. Negotiate with your bank. One other way is to convert your credit card debt into a personal loan debt. It will definitely be lesser than the credit card interest rate. Calculate your net worth and see if any of your investments could help you prepay a part of your… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Rajeev Chockalingam is currently working in Mumbai and hopes to retire in a farm house near his hometown, Coimbatore, a tier II city after the next 10 years. However, he wants to ensure he has enough funds to support this retirement and also make his retirement dream come true, without having to resort to debts… Read More »