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What you should look for in upside and downside capture ratios

Upside and downside capture ratios can be a handy tool for monitoring a fund's performance

Readers corner: Tax solutions

There are not many changes in the compliance requirements under presumptive taxation scheme this year

Opt for PPF extension if you are in the highest tax bracket, here's why

You will earn interest or get tax benefits on further deposits only if you have filled Form H after the 15-year period ends

Get out of your dollar fascination while investing in tech stocks

If you are keen on geographical diversification, look at international mutual funds that invest in top performing tech stocks

MF investors should diversify by asset and geography to reduce volatility

Hold on to fundamentally sound stocks while culling weaker ones

Now, buy govt bonds online, bid in T-bill auctions on new G-sec platforms

Retail investors can now participate in RBI auctions via exchanges and hold the securities in their demat account

Banks free to choose base rate

How you should bet on FMCG funds to tap into the last defensive sector

Stellar past returns of FMCG sector funds make them an attractive bet. But your investment in these funds should be limited and the time horizon should be long

Bankruptcy: Salvage what you can from your holdings in insolvent companies

Shareholders will get very little value for their holdings as bankruptcy laws don't favour equity investors

Consumer sentiment up in week ended May 20, unemployment drops marginally

In the week ended May 20, consumer sentiment rose to 95.77 from 91.90 the previous week; unemployment rate declined to 5.72% from 5.82% during the same period, according to CMIE data

Lending on peer-to-peer platforms is fraught with higher risks

Investors can earn as much as 12-36 per cent, but limiting the amount to each borrower will help contain losses

From HDFC to SBI, look beyond interest rate when taking a home loan

Loan tenure should not exceed your date of retirement

What's the true value of a stock?

High valuations of unlisted companies make it hard to value listed companies

Long-term investing in equity is the surest way to healthy wealth creation

A fund manager shares what he learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway's AGMs over the years

A cuppa for the connoisseur: A peek into the complex world of exotic teas

White tea, green tea and even infusions, Priyadarshini Maji demystifies the complex world of exotic teas so that there is no slip between the cup and the lip

The coin collector: You can make a fortune with your defective notes, coins

Tinesh Bhasin delves into the world of numismatics and finds that the 'hobby of kings' has many takers

A snapshot of travel credit cards offered by different banks

Here are the benefits, highlights and rates of travel credit cards offered by top banks

Funds will stick to duration norms, but may take credit risk

After the implementation of new categorisation norms, this is a risk debt fund investors need to watch out for

Fund Analysis: SBI Bluechip Fund

Business Standard looks at the fund and its features

How Sachin Bansal could use his billion dollars to earn the next billion(s)

Some of the country's top wealth managers offer advice on how Bansal should invest the $1 billion that he could get for his 5.5% stake in Flipkart to earn the next billion, or billions