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Flouting consumer court order can land you in jail

Consumer Protection Act provides for both civil and criminal proceedings

Better deal for your four-wheeler

Online platforms can help buyers and sellers get a fair price and assurance on the car's health

Avoid under-construction property

If you are buying to stay, go for ready-to-move in property

Rate cut on the anvil?

Debt funds might be back in focus once the cycle of rate cuts resumes

Tax-shield your retirement corpus

Strategies to maximise returns on portfolio during golden years

Housing construction delays can cost you tax deductions

Buyers might partially lose the benefit available on the interest portion of the loan

Limited benefits from capital protection funds

Returns are capped, since their objective is to avoid loss

Cheap teaser loans can be very expensive

When the home loan rates are hovering at 9.75%, this would sound like a consumer-friendly proposition

Case study

A satellite town for Pune, Navi Mumbai

Hotspot: Lonavala

Mutual Fund: Nimesh Shah

Unlock the value of your gold

The recently approved government scheme provides both liquidity and returns

Waiting for US Fed action

RBI faces the problem of keeping the rupee stronger to import energy but not strong enough to hurt exports

Shopping spree minus glitches this time?

As e-commerce entities strengthen inventory and prepare discounts, they are also improving back-end technology for smoother transactions this festive season

Minimise investment risk through tax-free bonds

They offer better returns compared to other debt instruments and provide capital safety, too

Case study

Business Standard analyses one family's finances and suggests a way forward

Readers' Corner: General Insurance

Yelahanka, Bengaluru: Choose from apartments, plotted developments

Realty development in Yelahanka has scaled up considerably over the past few years, especially after the international airport relocated to North Bengaluru

Choose the executor of will carefully

It's best if a neutral person is given the responsibility. Avoid giving the duty to a beneficiary

Buy on dips

But, be ready to hold on for long to reap rich rewards