Personal Finance

September 13, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Save Tax upto Rs. 3 lakhs – New Provision on Taxation of Gratuity

Section 10(10) of the Income Tax Act, defines Gratuity as a payment made to an employee either at the time of retirement or leaving from job. However, it is given […]
September 7, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ A Review on different Mobile Budgeting Apps

‘How does change happen?’ asked a curious student. Teacher smiled and replied, ‘Two ways. Slowly at first then Suddenly!’ In last week’s Thursday Trivia, we presented a wave of change […]
August 31, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Mobile Budgeting Apps

‘Take control of your finances!’ was the very first advise which Ramesh gave his son Jay. It had been 2 years since Jay had been working with a big multinational […]
August 24, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Pros and Cons of holding an Investment Account in the name of Minor

“Why are you so worried?’ enquired Rajesh while getting up in the middle of the night. Naina was sitting near their newly furnished balcony with her laptop, coffee placed on […]
August 10, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Where are the stock markets headed?

It’s a Saturday evening, as a thumb rule Meera’s kitchen is on a holiday. Mahesh has already planned the evening with his school friend. As they are heading towards the […]
August 3, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ 5 Golden Nuggets for Every Young Star

It’s been 5 years since Rajesh started his full time job. In the past, he has done many part time jobs to support his education. Apparently, Rajesh comes from a […]
July 6, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Why 12% can be better than 50% – Understanding Different Kind of Return Calculations

It’s a nice Sunday morning, while Suresh is sipping his coffee with his wife. It’s been quite some time that both of them have been considering investing their money. But […]
June 29, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Asset Allocation (Series 3 of 3)

In our previous series of Thursday Trivia, we touched upon the definition of Asset Allocation and three strategies to achieve the same namely, Strategic Asset Allocation, Tactical Asset Allocation and […]
June 22, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Asset Allocation (Series 2 of 3)

Previously in Thursday Trivia, we discussed about what Asset Allocation is and touched upon Strategic Asset Allocation. In a nutshell, it’s important to look at what an individual’s money is […]
June 9, 2017

Thursday Trivia ~ Asset Allocation (Series 1 of 3)

One day, Amar was sitting with his wife to decide about their investments. Normally, Amar’s uncle who works for a company which regularly deals with stock markets, advises him. Inadvertently, […]