How to invest in Gold

December 28, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] Ways to Invest in Gold IntroductionRahul is a worried father these days. His daughter’s marriage is planned 6 months down the line. He had big plans to buy a lot of gold for his daughter like any father would do in a normal Big [...]

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HDFC Young Star Super – Review

December 28, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionEvery parent aspires to give the best of everything to their children; be it primary education, a good quality lifestyle, secondary education, lavish wedding etc. Child plans of most insurance companies play on this emotional aspect to push their products. Every parent’s top priority [...]

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Currency Carry Trade

December 28, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionCarry trade in simple terms means borrowing in one currency where the interest rates are low and investing this loan money in high yielding assets some where else. A classic example of this is the carry trade going on since so many years using [...]

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Capital Protection Products

December 28, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionWhen the markets fell due to the subprime crisis lot of people saw most of their spectacular gains made in the last 1 or 2 years wiped out within months and infact they were staring at losses. Such was the shock and panic that [...]

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Aegon Religare iTerm Plan – Review

December 28, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] Aegon Religare iTerm Plan – Cheapest Term Plan – Review IntroductionFew days after launching the cheapest ULIP plan (Invest Maximizer) in the industry, Aegon Religare has done it again. This time the company claims to have launched the cheapest term insurance plan in [...]

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Comparison between Term Insurance Policy and Traditional Insurance Policy

December 27, 2009

Buying Insurance over Other Investments for Returns: Opportunity Cost or Opportunity Lost Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionIt’s March, the tax planning season is at its peak and Ajay (person earning 6Lakhs pa working in an MNC) has started his yearly ritual of scouting for investments for saving [...]

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Rupee Cost Averaging

December 27, 2009

Rupee Cost Averaging – Get More Value for Your Buck Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionSameer is a common investor. He wants to invest in the stock market, but is worried that the market will fall after he invests as the market has run up too much too fast. [...]

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Retirement Planning: Retire from Work, Not from Life

December 26, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionSaagar is a 20 year old guy who has just entered the corporate world by joining a MNC company. As part of the induction process Saagar has to attend an investment awareness session on tax planning. At this age thinking about tax planning, investments [...]

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Insurance Riders: Top up your Policy at Low Cost

December 26, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] Introduction Having insurance is important. But having the right insurance policy and the right amount of insurance cover is even more important. Sample this case study…..Kumar family had a dream of making their 2 year old son Manish a pilot. This dream made [...]

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Human Life Value - How much are you Worth?

December 25, 2009

Please do let us know your comments on the article at [email protected] IntroductionA popular advertisement in media which most of us must have seen says “There are some things that money can’t buy, but for everything else there is MasterCard.” Ask people in which category does human life belong and without a second thought they will [...]

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