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Which is the best home loan?

Avoid lenders who insist that you should buy insurance policies only from them

Sensex hits 30,000: Should you book profits, hold or enter now?

Mid- and small-caps have turned expensive. Further investments should be staggered

Tipping Point: What is recency bias?

Recency bias refers to the tendency to allow recent events to affect our judgement excessively

Realty check within budget of Rs 50 lakh-1 crore

A snapshot of average current rates and unit sizes

Choose health insurer with care

Unlike life insurance, health insurance has to be renewed almost every year

Readers' Corner: Taxation

Kuldip Kumar, partner and leader, Personal Tax, PwC India, answers your questions

SBI Card slashes fuel surcharge to 1%

SBI Card is a joint venture between State Bank of India and GE Capital

Pound down 5% against the rupee: Why it's time to book your UK holiday now

The depreciation also brings cheer for those looking to study and invest in the UK

Planning to buy gold this Akshaya Tritiya? Keep these key things in mind

An explainer on how to go about making investments in gold ahead of Akshaya Tritiya

You can now withdraw 90% EPF to buy home, pay EMI from account

To be eligible for withdrawal, the member should have contributed to the fund for at least 3 years

Misplaced your Sodexo? Worry not as meal coupons are going digital

Win-win solution for both employers and employees

Home loans: Use annual bonus to reduce interest outgo

Avoid pre-payment if you have only a few years left or have a fixed-rate loan

NPS catches investors' fancy

Sound returns and additional tax benefit of Rs 50,000 have led to doubling of subscribers

Super premium cards for the wealthy

These are the top five such cards from the major issuers

PE less than 16 is attractive

Unless the growth prospects are truly exceptional, avoid paying a higher discount

Book profits in mid and small-cap stocks

Analysts say that many are in the bubble zone and could correct sharply

Looking for a non-traditional asset? Invest in whisky by the barrel

Scotland, the world's biggest whisky seller, exports more than 1 billion bottles a year

How to earn inflation-adjusted income of Rs 3 lakh a month

Considering long-term inflation rate at 6% a year, you will need a corpus of Rs 4.45 crore

Buying a home? Does it really help to wait till May 1 for Rera?

First-time buyers stand to gain more, but investors have to be cautious

Book profits regularly in infra funds

With the sector's fundamentals poised to improve, this could be a good time to enter