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August 11, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Dr. Raghuram Rajan : An Economist that India deserves!

On September 4, 2016 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan will end his term as the 23rd Governor of RBI and will return to academia.  Dr. […]
August 4, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Goods and Services Tax (GST) – Pass ya Fail ??

On August 3, 2016 Rajya Sabha passed the much awaited 122nd Constitutional Amendment to turn Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill into law and replace different state and local taxes […]
July 28, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Name is Bond, Masala Bond!

Bonds are instruments of debt, usually issued by corporates to raise money from investors.  Typically, corporates had to rely on avenues such as External Commercial Borrowing (ECBs) for raising money […]
June 30, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Changes for claiming HRA and LTA deduction

Salaried people have been claiming the tax benefits to save their hard earned money. These provisions include saving tax on house rent (HRA), travelling (LTA) and interest paid on housing […]
May 12, 2016

Thursday trivia – Power of Incentives : We hope, you are using it positively.

After years of saving, Sudarshan was going to buy his first hatchback car.  He had accumulated enough money to fulfill his dream of owning a car.  Finally, his dream was […]
May 5, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Pros and Cons of keeping a Minor a Nominee!

Nomination is such an important aspect of investments, yet too many people take it lightly.  Enough attention and seriousness is not provided whenever an investment advisor asks, ‘who would you […]
April 28, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Buying a new car? Be wise – money wise.

                                               There is a very high probability that […]
April 21, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Uniform KYC for all insurance policies

Earlier, insurance policies were issued in physical mode only, irrespective of whether a policyholder submits a proposal in physical form or online. Further, the policyholder was required to go to […]
April 13, 2016

Thursday Trivia – Use latest RBI guidelines to save interest on loans

Marginal Cost of funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) On December 17, 2015, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued final guidelines on computing interest rates on advances based on the […]