Page 6 - Financial Planning

Real estate or stock market: Make investment decision based on conviction

Stick to asset class you are confident about and are certain that you stay with them for the long term

Cut financial flab to navigate your way through a turbulent job market

Curtail discretionary expenses and avoid fresh loans amid the current uncertainty

Tax harvesting: Strategy for offsetting losses that needs careful planning

Equity investors should go for the strategy before March 31 and reduce their liability on capital gains

Mixing investment and insurance: Finding the right balance for your needs

Age, returns and security are some factors you must consider before your purchase a plan

Don't let bank compel you to buy insurance policy with home loan

Instead of taking an agent's word, do your own research on policy benefits and obligations

Buy more insurance cover if your liabilities have increased in the year

Hike health insurance coverage as well to keep pace with medical inflation

Your tax-saving investments must match your financial planning targets

Ensure that such investments are in sync with your asset allocation and are not done hastily

Travel safe: Why buying insurance for your international vacation matters

Polices cover you against medical emergencies, flight cancellations or lost baggage

How to regain control of your finances after festive overspending

Replace high-cost credit card debt with lower-cost loan against an asset

Already 50 and don't have a retirement corpus? Build equity-heavy portfolio

Saving and investing more aggressively, extending work life are other strategies you may adopt

'Parliamentary illiteracy' on fiscal issues needs to be overcome: N K Singh

Former finance commission chairman calls for having a fiscal council to debate policy issues

Tokenisation to interest rates: All about RBI's new credit card rules

OTP-based consent requirement for delayed activation will safeguard users against false applications, unwanted cards

Can financial services be made bite-sized to deepen credit penetration?

Small can be more beautiful: Large-scale sachetisation of financial services may be just around the corner

Govt bonds and immediate annuity plans: 2 options for retirement income

The first offers a guaranteed rate of return for long; the other secures income for the rest of your life

Don't change your pension fund manager unless investment lags others

Currently, variability in performance for investor portfolios over five-year horizon is low

Consider loss of cover, deductions before surrendering life insurance plan

If your income is likely to revive soon, consider taking a loan against the policy instead of surrendering it

Why saving enough for retirement is difficult

Longevity risk, taxes, financial repression, unexpected high inflation, career risk, and psychological factors make it very difficult to save enough for retirement

Paid tax abroad? Remember to submit Form 67 and proof at earliest

If you don't do so, both processing of your tax return and refund could get delayed

How to plan your finances before you take the leap into entrepreneurship

Creating an adequate reserve, reduce the risk in your investment portfolio, and buy sufficient life and health insurance

Discuss family finances with your children

Transparency with your children is a difficult thing to achieve, especially in our society where money-related discussions are considered "dirty" or taboo