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How to get out and stay out of debt?

Ramalingam K 23 December 2011 at 12:23

In spite of steady, regular income there are so many individuals who live paycheque to paycheque, carry their credit card outstanding, and fail to save anything for retirement. If you are one of them, now is the right time to take action to come out

Do's and Don'ts in the Stock Market

Ramalingam K 12 December 2011 at 11:51

Lets introduce dos and donts of investing: Most of us have our own perception of investment based on our experiences, but also tend to be confused with the opinions given by others. Knowing the dos and donts of t

Unusual Gifts

Ramalingam K 08 December 2011 at 13:09

Sweets, crackers, gold coins, and jewels are the items which come to our mind when we think about Diwali gifts. Let me unbundle some unusual gift ideas for this Diwali here. Gift ideas for children: Piggy bank: This may not be a great idea

Application of Panchatantra Stories: Part-2

Lekshmi 05 December 2011 at 16:57

Attractive, short, and full of wisdom- these can be some of the superlatives that can be used to describe the Panchatantra stories. In the second series of this article, I am taking four stories from

6 Financial Planning Misconceptions Demystified

Ramalingam K 02 December 2011 at 11:16

Lets start the useful exercise: Finance may mean different things for different people. Some assume that they need no financial planning as they have very little finances. Still others believe that once they have invested their savings for f

How to save more by spending smarter?

Ramalingam K 29 November 2011 at 13:52

The willingness and the ability to save money is the secret of building wealth. So as to save money, you need to spend less than you actually earn. Though it looks very simple when you say, it is really difficult to implement. There are plenty of wa

One-Minute Guide To Understanding - Consolidated account statement (CAS)

Guest 28 November 2011 at 13:21

I would ensure that you do not have to track the account statements of different MF schemes separately and thus would help you reduce your paperwork What am I? Unlike a normal account statement issued by a mutual fund (MF) house, which provides

How the banking crisis became a fiscal one

Guest 26 November 2011 at 10:33

How did the subprime crisis in the US morph into a crisis of sovereign debt in the euro zone countries? From its introduction in 1999 to the start of the subprime crisis in mid-2007, spreads over German bunds or government bonds on euro zone count

Interest rates likely to remain high for a long time

Guest 25 November 2011 at 12:30

Rising incomes, social security programmes such as the MGNREGS and higher minimum support prices have all led to higher food prices In a speech at Hyderabad on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao said that food inflation ha