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SIP or lumpsum? How should you invest if you are sitting on idle cash

For those wary of market valuation, employing STP-placing funds in fixed-income mutual funds and gradually shifting to equity over 12-18 months-is a prudent strategy.

Brent to remain steady in near term, reflects demand destruction: Emkay

The forthcoming OPEC meeting is anticipated to exert influence on oil prices, with the possibility of OPEC implementing measures such as output restriction or supply curtailment

Co-branded, cashback and utility perks: Most popular credit cards of 2023

s cashback came out as an easy way to earn value-back, rewards credit cards also went through an overhaul to match up to the value potential of cashback cards.

Bengaluru drives demand for office leasing, here are the top deals of 2023

Q4 2023 records 20.2 mn sq ft of gross absorption, highest ever quarterly leasing activity

In charts: FPI flows to push Nifty towards 24200 in 2024, says ICICI Direct

US Rate cuts should induce flows, while domestic flows to rein in volatility. A stable currency will aid sentiments

Insurance: Term plans see 10% surge among self-employed, 41% opt for ULIP

Within the demographic of term insurance buyers, self-employed males dominate with 89 per cent representation, while females constitute a comparatively smaller share, standing at 11 per cent.

Explained: How H1-B domestic visa renewal will benefit Indian techies

Working professionals would not have to travel back to India for a visa appointment to get their visa renewed. H-1B holders will be able to renew their visas by mailing them to the US state department

1 in 3 Indians grapples with stress, 35% battle diabetes, high BP, hypertension

Gen Z & Millennials have claimed to be suffering trom higher proportion of Anxiety. Lack of Stamina, Obesity etc. are ailments that higher % o Gen Z have claimed to be suffering.

SGB tranche III opens for subscription, will be available till Dec 22

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was launched by the government in November 2015, under Gold Monetisation Scheme

Best time to book FDs is from now to 6 months but stay away from floating FDs

Many banks try to sell floating-rate FDs at marginally higher interest rates. These FDs are best avoided because the yield will be much less

You may soon have to pay less as surrender charges for exiting your insurance policy

Companies deduct a surrender charge because they book upfront all their costs of selling a policy

Sovereign gold bond 2023-24 tranche III opens today: Worthy investment?

RBI on Friday announced that the issue price for the next tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond has been fixed at Rs 6,199 per gram .

RIL emerges as largest wealth creator for 5th time in a row: Motilal study

This takes Reliance's overall No.1 tally to 10 in the last 17 five-year study periods.

Allure of offbeat towns: After DLF, M3M plans Rs 2,700 cr Panipat project

Key locations in North India that have caught the attention of buyers and developers alike include Panchkula, Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, and Meerut

Contra funds become the flavour of the season: Should you invest?

"The category which saw the highest uptick in its flows in percentage terms was the value/contra category which received net flows of Rs 1,251.8 crore in November 2023, up from Rs 415.06 crore in Oct

UPI is king but 75% of online transactions are still through credit cards

Credit cards also appeat to be most dominant in West and South India as 75-80% of credit cards are issued in Western and Southern India.

2 sovereign gold bond tranches in the offing: How do SGBs differ from GMS?

The investors will receive an interest rate of 2.50 per cent per annum payable semi-annually on the nominal value. No capital gains tax has to be paid if redemption is done after maturity.

Revised TCS on overseas tours to have only material impact on demand: Crisil

The TCS rate hike4 may have a limited impact on demand as expenditure per individual per trip is usually much less than the Rs 7 lakh threshold for over 80% of tour packages.

Chart: Room rates in India hit new peak , averaged Rs 6,869/ day in FY2023

Room rates in India averaged Rs 6,869/day in fiscal year 2023, with February 2023 hitting a new peak at Rs8,300/day compared with the earlier peak of Rs 8,000/day in fiscal 2008, according to a study

Portfolio rebalancing: Is it time to move away from small-caps?

According to data from the AMFI, as of December 6, 2023, the average one-year returns for 23 small-cap funds stood at 32.68 per cent