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This is tax time and you are still wondering how to save some extra bucks. What if I tell you that not only you can save tax Under Sec 80G, but also it is a unique opportunity to help Cancer Patients to access treatment and rehabilitation. HDFC’s New Fund HDFC Charity Fund for Cancer CureRead More

Franklin Templeton Good EMI Freedom SIP – A Review

by Madhupam Krishna

Franklin Templeton Good EMI, Franklin Templeton Investments, Freedom SIP, Good EMI, investments, savings, SIP, systematic investment plan

I don’t think that any of our readers would be without a SIP running for him. One of the basic tenets of our advisory and the best way to accumulate wealth is SIP or Systematic Investment Plan. SIP works best when it is tied up to your future goal. It is like an EMI forRead More

Why Do Women Stay Away from Money & Wealth Management

by Madhupam Krishna

decisions, Female Financial Planning, investments, savings, services, Single woman financial planning, wealth management, women, women and financial planning

Why Do Women Stay Away from Money & Wealth Management? Women have never liked finance and this thinking got inside me when we passed our 10th standard and were divided as per the subjects were chosen. Very few girls wanted to go with commerce. Many got around science and even humanities had takers but nobodyRead More

What is P2P Lending in India?

by Madhupam Krishna

borrowing, crowdfunding, investment, investor, lending, loan, P2P, P2P lending, peer to peer, rbi, risk

In P2P lending, the flow of funds is from lender to borrower and goes through a mediator in between, which normally is an online/Internet Company. So this online company matches the lender and borrower. In India, there are about 30 companies operating in P2P lending.Read More

Exchange Traded Funds [infographic]

by Radhey Sharma

ETF, ETFs, exchange traded funds, Exchange traded mutual funds, infographics

I have previously written about Exchange Traded Funds in India but then I stumbled across a beautiful infographic from on the same. I must admit I am addicted to infographics – they are a beautiful way to represent what is in your mind. Best of all, you have to write less and make it moreRead More

Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) launch Sachet – All Grievance Mechanisms Under One Roof

by Madhupam Krishna

Investor Awareness, investor grievances, investors, Ombudsman, rbi, sachet, SEBI

You may call it a parting gift from Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, RBI just launched a very informative website- Sachet. The home page is http://www.sachet.rbi.org.in/home/index. This is a Hindi word- Sachet means “ to caution” “ to inform”- A proactive kind of word. If you ask me, this is what we as an investor andRead More