To get the best out of the tax savings, it is good to let the partner with the higher pay make a higher contribution towards the home loan resulting in a better tax benefit collectively. In any case as both Niranjan and Chitra are earning, other expenses can be managed with the income of the… Read More »
While mediclaim or health insurance policy is an indemnity policy i.e., it reimburses your actual medical expenses, critical illness policy is a defined benefit plan i.e., it gives you a lump sum on diagnosis of any of the pre-specified critical illnesses irrespective of your medical expenses.
Once you develop an investment plan you have got to stick to it. Asset classes, especially equities can move wildly based on political, global and other news. Having discipline while investing will benefit. It also means staying away from a potential investment when the risk / reward are unfavorable. It is the deciding factor between… Read More »
It is good to have more than one policy as it gives you more options. However, remember that it’s important to choose a policy based on your age, income, need, saving pattern, dependents and lifestyle. Picking up a plan randomly is not a good idea. Moreover, it is not wise to spend all your savings… Read More »
If you are someone like Rahul who needs a life insurance policy that would take care of his family needs upon his death and returns upon the maturity of the policy even during his lifetime the ULP could be your best option! In short the ULP is a perfect combo of the death benefits an… Read More »
In order to prevent the lapsing of policy, it is advisable to keep insurance and investment. It has three-fold advantage. First, if you opt to cancel your policy, you don’t suffer any financial loss. Also it is simpler to track your investment. If you are ever in financial need, you can always redeem these investments… Read More »
Do you benefit from reduced mortality charges if you buy a life insurance at a young age? The answer is yes based on the simple logic that higher the age higher is the mortality charges. For example, a 25 year old will obviously have a higher life expectancy than a 55 year old and hence… Read More »
ULIPs are similar to mutual funds except that they provide life cover, tax benefits and need to be kept for long term. On the other hand, term insurance is actually insurance where your dependents get sum insured in case you die, but nothing if you outlive the insurance term. Both term plan and ULIP do… Read More »
Experts advise that riders should be taken irrespective of the insurance policy as this will help retain the insurance benefits according to the age profile of the buyer. For example a buyer with children can opt for the ‘waiver of premium’ rider on his life policy which will ensure that the premiums are paid till… Read More »
At any given point in time, an X% flat rate is always more expensive than an X% annual reducing balance rate. The effective total interest paid out is also influenced by the time periods the reducing balance is recalculated, which could be monthly, daily, yearly, quaterly or half yearly. These time periods are known as… Read More »