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Where's Narendra Modi driving India?

Here are a long and a short stock recommendation for the near-term.

Since early June it seems like many investors have been buying stocks on the belief that if rates are falling stocks have to go up. Historically that is not the case as Tom Aspray points out and he recommends you let oth...

Big techs, especially in Asia-Pacific and North America, have been moving into a wide range of financial services globally at a very rapid pace. Legislators and regulators need a new compass to figure out how to regulate...

Volatility is good. While the media usually paints volatility as something awful to be avoided. It's not. Rather than fear volatility, the rational investor must embrace it for some portion of his/her portfolio.

How the Fed may set interest rates in future months.

A loan for longer may mean smaller equated monthly instalments (EMIs), which makes the car seem more affordable, but overall, you pay more as interest.

A term plan is the only kind of life policy you need to have because it gives you a large cover for low cost.Read here to understand what determines your experience of buying a term insurance policy

Having more goal-oriented products and appropriate tax structuring will go a long way

The Karvy incident highlights why you should be wary of privately-placed products.Investors should read the documents, fine print of financial products carefully, especially in privately-placed products where regulatory ...

FD interest rates may drop further eventually, so it may make sense to lock in now, but make sure your investments are in sync with your money goals.If your investment horizon is medium to long term, it makes sense to lo...

There are specific provisions under the Income-tax Act to set off of losses in the nature of capital gains, business income, and speculation income.Annual lease payments made for property to the government can't be class...

Every time you make a transaction at an ATM machine that does not belong to your card-issuing bank, it pays an interchange fee to the operator of the ATM you have used.The card issuing bank pays a fee of ₹15 for each c...