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‘GSTN Is A Great Example Of Cooperative Federalism'

The main challenge was to bring all the states into one single tax platform.

A Litmus Test For The Market

When the markets are upbeat, a three per cent hike doesn’t matter. A volatile situation will change this perception and turn investors nervous, says Yagnesh Kansara.

Biases That Stop You From Getting Rich

It is not how well you can read the spreadsheets, but how you behave towards investment that matters, says Deepika Asthana.

Between Life And Health

Health insurance gets short shrift over life insurance, but it is equally important for your financial portfolio, says Nirmala Konjengbam.

Education Loan: How To Deal With The Load

With strict repayment terms, higher education is a costly proposition, says Suyash Desai.

Paving The Way For Your Child's Future

Education costs are rising rapidly and would be a substantial amount by the time your kid is 18 years. Planning early is key, says Anagh Pal

Small Banks, Big Benefits

Small banks offer interest rates higher than their larger pers, but depositors should also look at the flip side. Preeti Kulkarni and Suyash Desai tell you more

Suffering From A Chronic Illness? You Can Still Get Insurance!

A pre-existing condition such as diabetes or hypertension could impact the purchase or renewal of a regular health insurance plan. But a specific health cover can bail you out, explains Priya Nair

Save Your Dependents From Financial Perils

Insurance is not a tax saving instrument, nor a low premium a saving

Driving The New Car

Don’t let the festive season celebrations cloud your vision on important aspect of insuring your new car adequately.

Dog's Day Out

Some people dream and some live their dreams. This is the story of how Preeti Sood made her dream come true.

An Affordable House

Housing for all, tax concessions to buyers and developers is changing the housing landscape with affordable homes getting into the driver’s seat, by Preeti Kulkarni

Buying A Home

Many of you would have seen Khosla Ka Ghosla, which hit the screens about a decade ago chronicling the journey of how Mr. Khosla gets his long cherished house after several bottlenecks. Perhaps, the film was inspirational for the government of the day to finally think up of establishing a regulator to legalise the housing sector. Since time immemorial, the most wanting desire of Indians has been the ownership of one’s house. There is plenty to read about from mythology and various films over the decades recording the great Indian dream of owning a house, to the extent that in certain communities marriages are arranged only if the groom has a house of his own.

Funding Your Dream Home

Benign interest rates, policy push and fairly attractive prices—is this the right time to buy that house you have been eyeing? Anagh Pal, Preeti Kulkarni, and Himali Patel find out.

Housing Dream Gets Real

For scores of Indians, the dream to own a house may just have got the necessary push with this Budget.

Are You Really The Owner?

Paying off the last instalment is not all; there are a few other things you need to do to close a home and a car loan.

GAAR: No More A 4-letter Word

Finally foreign investors have clarity on how their investments will be taxed with the introduction of GAAR from April 1, says Narayan Krishnamurthy.

Making Money Work For The Millennial Woman

Today’s savvy, career woman realises the importance of financial independence but often falls short when it comes to planning for the future, says Rimme Dirchi.

Applying Artificial Intelligence For Stock Picking

In this digital age, stock picking cannot be done the way it was in the industrial era. Malini Bhupta finds out how IDFC AMC is using AI and machine learning to not only pick stocks but even time exits

Banks Have The Right To Levy Charges

BCSBI chairman AC Mahajan speaks on banks’ performance during demonetisation, hike in service charges and range of other issues in an interview with Preeti Kulkarni

Building A Strong Foundation

DINKs should not be swayed by greater financial freedom; maximise the situation to your advantage to be future ready.

The Queen of Deccan

Pune has come of age in the last decade or so and more milestones lie ahead.

25 Stock Ideas For Wealth Creation

It pays to learn to invest by observing trends and happenings around you than chase flavour of the day stocks.

Limitations of having too many options

The cap of ₹1.5 lakh leaves too little to choose from Section 80C

Spiritual capital of India

The time has come for this city to rise from its slumber and experience an all-round development

Mix 'n' Match

Adopt smart ways to align tax planning to financial goals and benefit from best of both worlds

The World On A Platter

With a host of deals on offer, booking your dream holiday this summer has become easier than ever before.

30 Per Cent of Business Will Migrate To New Technologies, says Vodafone India CEO

BFSI sector will witness major disruptions in the coming years.

Leveraging Technology For Online Broking

New data tools will enable brokerages to provide customised investment advice.

Giant Online Discount Brokerages Will Dominate Stockbroking: Saurabh Mukherjea

Several large tracker funds will emerge in the future as actively managed large-cap funds will not be able to beat market returns.