A Fixed Deposit / Term Deposit is an account which allows one to deposit money for a fixed time period. When the deposit period is over, (i.e. at maturity of the deposit) the depositors get interest on the amount that is deposited. The fixed deposit interest rates can be as high as 9.5%. Any individual/HUF/Trust/Partnership… Read More »
For an individual, gross income (i.e. the total income that comes in hand) minus taxes, allowances, rent payments, deductions and other costs of living is called net income. An individual’s net income is used to determine income tax and loan credibility. This may also be called take home pay. The take home pay might be… Read More »
A demand draft (DD) is a cheque where the written amount is paid by the financial institution rather than the individual drawer’s account. When an individual requests for banker’s draft he/she must immediately transfer the amount of the draft along with any applicable fees and charge from their own account to the bank’s account. In… Read More »
Vipul needed a quick fix. Fortunately for him, he was in a hurry to invest also and had started young. Things like compounding interest, safe investment options like FDs and some shares that did extremely well, had stocked his treasury quite generously over time. Had he sat back and given a careful thought to his… Read More »
Evaluate all loan offers. The first condition for loan offer selection is the total money outflow that the loan will cost. The second factor is the EMI. A loan offer with a lower EMI and a longer tenure may seem attractive, as it could be easy on your purse strings, however not all such loans… Read More »
HDFC bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of ‘Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited’, with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995. Currently the bank has a network of nationwide network of 1,416 Branches and 3,570 ATMs in 550 Indian towns and… Read More »
In this time and age where the Internet is seen as the mother of all information sources, the Indian online loan marketplace is in woeful lack and has plenty of scope to make a world of difference. Getting personalised rate quotes from multiple banks is a time consuming process and even after getting the quotes,… Read More »