Tax
Are pensions from insurance plans tax free in India?
I got the following email yesterday and it got me wondering about the tax liability of pensions in India. Please
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Opinion
Is this the right time to buy gold?
Gold has had the worst day today in 30 years as it tumbled 8.7% in a single day. There are
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Announcements
Update on OneMint Stats
I share OneMint numbers with you from time to time, and usually I do that when the blog hits a
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Economy
What is the difference between FDI and FII?
Vikas posted the following comment on the Suggest a Topic page a few days ago: Vikas Ganjave March 30, 2013 at
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Economy
What is the difference between core inflation and headline inflation?
Mohit Golchha asked me what “core inflation” was a few weeks ago, and I thought this was an interesting topic that merits
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Fixed Deposits
Interest Rates on Post Office Small Saving Schemes – FY 2013-14
This post is written by Shiv Kukreja, who is a Certified Financial Planner and runs a financial planning firm, Ojas
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Tax
Corrections and clarifications on yesterday’s post about tax free and tax saving instruments
I got a few great comments and emails on yesterday’s post about tax free and tax saving instruments, and although
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Tax
Comprehensive List of All Tax Free and Tax Saving Investments in India for 2013
With the budget announced last month, we now know the status of new and existing tax free and tax rebate
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Links
Weekend Links: March 29 2013
Let’s start this week with a Business Standard editorial that examines the causes that have led to our big current
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Economy
Bad News All Around: All time high Current Account Deficit
RBI released numbers on India’s Balance of Payments for Oct – Dec 2012 today (Read: What is Balance of Payments?)
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