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Make your home eco-friendly with a small investment and reap rich rewards
Buying and installing the equipment are the major cost factors, which can be recovered in a few years
Not part of policy? Can't be used against you
Insurance firms try to deprive the insured of the claim amount by stating various circulars, though this is not legal
Advantages of a range trader
He will have fewer losing trades if he's proficient
Families should consider top-up health covers
It can help fill the gap when companies opt for co-payment for dependents
Realty check
Budget: Rs 1.5 cr to Rs 2 cr
Standalone health insurers to benefit from new bancassurance guidelines
Draft guidelines on bancassurance have been revised once already, final guidelines expected anytime now
Irda mulls risk-based solvency model for insurers
Sets up a committee to study feasibility
SBI Life launches guaranteed savings plan
Offers life insurance cover, lump sum benefit at maturity, regular guaranteed payouts for 15 years after maturity
Fund manager's exit does not impact investors
In NPS, since equity returns are capped, there is little that a fund manager can do
Sebi should be tougher on implementing KYC norms
Investors should stick to deadline of Nov 30 or be ready to lose an opportunity to invest
Retail investors continue to shun equity MFs in Nov
Sector executives say redemption requests and account closures continue unabated
Don't let ratings influence your IPO investment
Agencies admit they do not comment on valuation, so you might as well take the call yourself
Does dividend option make sense in debt funds?
The retired or ones looking for additional income can do, but it does not allow you to accumulate wealth
MFs to discontinue multiple-plan schemes from today
As part of its reform measures, Sebi had asked fund houses to move to 'one plan, one scheme' structure
Stick to value, returns will follow
Don't just go by price look at parameters such as dividend payment, debt and other relevant factors
Wait till the rates start falling
Debt fund managers are of the view that putting money in duration funds could be a good investment option
MFs to discontinue multiple-plan schemes
Other plans will continue till the existing investors remain invested in the plan