Tax
Section 24 Income Tax Benefit of a Housing Loan
A house loan repayment has two components – principal and interest – and both of these components are treated differently
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Month: November 2011
Economy
FDI in Multi Brand Retail is Great
Cabinet has cleared the FDI policy that allows multi brand retail in India, and companies like Walmart and Carrefour can
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Investments
Which is the best place to invest?
This is a very common question here, and I feel rather exasperated when I encounter this question but I’ve never
3 Minute
Opinion
A few blog related things
Every once in a while I like to take a break from money related topics and discuss something else, and
4 Minute
Fixed Deposits
L&T Infrastructure 80CCF Bonds
The latest infrastructure bonds to come out are from L&T and like the bonds from IDFC they too carry a
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Insurance
LIC Jeevan Saral Review
Ranjan wrote about LIC’s Jeevan Saral last Sunday, and I thought this was an interesting product to look at and
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Investments
Don’t average down and compound your problems
One thing that confounds me about the current market sentiment is that the market fall itself is only 20% or
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Investments
When should you book profits?
This post is drawn from a topic posted in the Suggest a Topic page, but the original comment wanted a
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Links
Buffett Interview, Free MoneySights and BRIC Internet penetration
Warren Buffett’s interview is easily the highlight of this week. There were several wow moments there, but let me just talk
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Fixed Deposits
FMP Indexation Calculation and Benefit
I had written a post on how FMPs (Fixed Maturity Plans) compare with fixed deposits some time ago, but in that
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