Risk tolerance is a factor that varies with one’s portfolio duration, value, liabilities and return expectations. However, in case a couple is looking for such a big time horizon (more than 15 years), risk tolerance should cover all other variables. Equity investments, as shown by countless researches, are best suited for long-term investment durations.
RBI issues tax-free ‘RBI Relief Bonds’ which offer 8.5% interest rate compounded every 6 months. The bonds are extremely safe and mature in 5 years. A special feature is that these can be pledged as securities in a bank for borrowing credit. RBI Relief Bonds can be sold to another party in the secondary equity… Read More »
If Sunil works in Mumbai and has a purchased a home in Mumbai for which he has taken home loan. Will he still get benefit under the Act for this second home in Nagpur? The answer is ‘Yes’. Benefits under Section 80C and Section 24(b) can be taken for more than one home if all… Read More »
PPF, NSC, Post office accounts, insurance (except ULIPs) and FDs are safer, they offer lower returns and are not very liquid, due to their long lock-in period. On the other hand, ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) has a short lock-in period but is more risky, while ULIPs (Unit Linked Insurance Plan) carry the risk of… Read More »
One sure way to find some excess cash in a downturn is to reduce expenses and lifestyle purchases. The point is not to cut down on the fresh fruit that we buy for our children, but on the new sofa set that we planned for our living room. The new model mobile phone or the… Read More »
If you are buying a second house for investment purposes, then its location is crucial for capital appreciation. Be it for rental purposes or leasing out or a possible resale, the location of your second house is very important from this standpoint. Investing in a second house that is on a prime location or at… Read More »
On the consumer front, CIBIL is working towards simplifying the process of fetching credit scores- it is tying up with a payment gateway which will help individuals fetch theirs scores online by making an online payment. Also it has decided to flag disputed items in the credit history statement. Till such time, in their own… Read More »
This is not specifically a category of loan but more a loan for which an exhaustive set of documents are required. There are several conditions that need to be fulfilled while taking a loan. One of these is the kind of documentation you have to complete or submit to the bank before the loan is… Read More »
A bank cannot issue a notice to the defaulter until the account of the borrower becomes a non-performing asset, which takes 90 days. To enable recovery of funds lent Banks need to invoke SARFAESI (Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests) Act. This again has a notice period of 60 days.
Buying a property is hardly an easy decision to make. It is the single largest asset investment which will have a financial impact for the next whole decade and perhaps for much more time. So it is best to be cent percent sure of your investment from a legal perspective so that you shield yourself… Read More »